Staff Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Collaboration – Embed deeply with customer teams to understand business goals, domain constraints, and technical requirements.
• Design & Development – Architect and build end-to-end solutions with an experiment-driven, iterative approach (TypeScript/React, Node.js, Python, ROS, SQL).
• Scoping & Planning – Draft clear scopes of work, timelines, and success metrics for proofs-of-concept through production roll-outs.
• Hands-On Delivery – Code side-by-side with customer engineers, deploying on their cloud or on-prem environments to ensure successful adoption.
• Cross-Functional Alignment – Partner closely with Sales and Customer Success on the same accounts to guarantee seamless experiences and measurable outcomes.
• Product Feedback Loop – Relay frontline insights to Research, Product, and Engineering; your learnings shape our roadmap.
• Internal Enablement – Document best practices, contribute to internal libraries, and mentor future FDEs so the function scales efficiently.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of professional experience in Python, C++, ROS, and Node.js
• 3+ years of professional experience in Robotics or Autonomous systems
• Experience in customer-facing engineering roles, ideally with robotics or autonomy exposure.
• Proven history of rapid prototyping and iterative delivery with external stakeholders.
• Solid grasp of network and cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and database-backed REST APIs.
• Comfortable owning problems end-to-end, learning what’s missing, and communicating technical details to any audience.
• Willingness to travel extensively and work on-site with customers when required.

Bonus points:

• Experience with multiple database systems
• Experience designing SDKs, integration libraries, or internal tooling that reduced services cycle time.

What We Offer

• $300 monthly budget towards commuter benefits or building your personal workspace (remote only)
• Competitive equity grant in a Series B company
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Term Life insurance coverage at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents
• 401(k) matching up to 4%
• 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
• All expenses paid company off-sites 1-2× per year