Forward Deployment Engineer

Directors
  • Austin
  • Permanent
  • Permanent IT
  • ABj11-1606963
  • 11/07/2025
Forward Deployment Engineer – Customer-Facing Software Delivery
Locations: Austin, Seattle, San Francisco (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)
Comp: $126k–$220k DOE + Benefits | Full-Time | Immediate Start

Our client, a high-growth SaaS company at the forefront of workforce automation, is hiring multiple Forward Deployment Engineers to join a high-impact, customer-facing engineering team.

These engineers act as true technical partners—collaborating directly with clients to understand their business needs, build tailored integrations, and deploy scalable, production-ready solutions using Python, JavaScript, and other modern tools. It’s a hands-on, full lifecycle role where you’ll work cross-functionally and own real delivery outcomes.

What You’ll Be Doing
  • Leading discovery sessions with client stakeholders to uncover pain points and gather technical requirements
  • Designing and building custom applications, connectors, workflows, and analytics solutions
  • Writing clean, production-grade code across Python, JavaScript, and other modern languages (Ruby, Go, C++, Java, etc.)
  • Creating and maintaining scalable ETL pipelines and data integrations
  • Supporting customers through implementation, deployment, and optimisation
  • Collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to shape internal tooling and roadmaps
  • Acting as a trusted advisor and technical lead across complex deployments
What They’re Looking For
  • 4–7 years’ experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, or forward-deployed engineering
  • Strong coding ability—especially in Python and JavaScript
  • Solid understanding of data modelling, SQL, and ETL pipeline design
  • Experience working directly with external customers or in highly consultative, delivery-focused roles
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science from a top-tier university (or equivalent experience)
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • Comfortable working independently and managing your own projects
  • Willing to travel up to 25% if needed
The Offer
  • Salary between $126k–$220k depending on experience
  • Full benefits, hybrid working (3 days in-office), and visa sponsorship if required
  • Work on real-world problems with immediate customer impact
  • Join a growing team with multiple open headcount and urgent hiring goals
If you're an engineer who thrives in high-ownership roles and loves combining technical depth with direct customer impact, this is a rare opportunity to do just that.

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