Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Forward Deployed Software Engineer unblocks complex enterprise deployments for municipal customers, builds targeted solutions, and translates requirements into scalable product features. Requires 5+ years full-stack experience in SaaS, strong product judgment, and customer-facing skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Unblock complex enterprise deployments by diagnosing and resolving technical and workflow blockers during high-stakes launches.
- Partner with Sales and Deployment Strategy on late-stage deals, providing technical feasibility judgment and credibility with senior municipal stakeholders.
- Translate bespoke customer requirements into scalable abstractions and propose productizable solutions.
- Build targeted code or configuration when necessary, while avoiding long-term product fragmentation or debt.
- Travel to complex or high-value municipalities to understand constraints firsthand and accelerate execution.
- Escalate durable product opportunities back to core teams and help shape roadmap decisions.
- Protect product coherence by ensuring enterprise work aligns with long-term platform strategy.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a full-stack or forward deployed engineer in a production SaaS environment.
- Strong product judgment with a track record of deciding when to build, abstract, configure, or push back.
- Experience working on customer-facing deployments, integrations, or migration-heavy environments.
- Effective communicator with executive-facing credibility.
- Comfortable operating under ambiguity and owning high-impact, revenue-sensitive problems.
- Strong coding ability in TypeScript/Node or similar.
- Startup-oriented operator who moves quickly without over-engineering.
- Able to recognize recurring enterprise patterns and convert them into reusable systems.
- Align closely with Core Values.
Tech Stack
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- GraphQL
- PostgreSQL
- RedwoodJS
- AWS
- OpenAI API
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive base salary ($160,000 - $260,000).
- Equity / stock options.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) program.
- Flexible PTO.
Skills
TypeScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, Postgres, Redwoodjs, AWS, OpenAI API
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