Forward Deployed Engineer

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Engineering and Delivery:

• Build full-stack web applications using React/TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL, with responsive interfaces that work across desktop and mobile.
• Design and implement APIs, database schemas, and frontend architectures suitable for production use.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI agents to automate workflows and enhance product capabilities using frameworks such as LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, or OpenAI Agents SDK.
• Deploy, configure, and operate applications across the client's cloud stack, adapting comfortably between providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), which is the platform for the client engagement.
• Debug and resolve issues across the full stack, including in production environments.
• Write clean, tested, and well-documented code.

Product Thinking:

• Run discovery with clients to uncover the underlying problem, not just the feature they asked for, and translate it into a clear solution shape.
• Scope work into shippable increments, make trade-offs between scope, time, and quality, and communicate those trade-offs transparently.
• Maintain a working roadmap for each engagement and keep priorities aligned as the picture evolves.
• Define success metrics with the client and track whether what you ship is actually moving them.
• Push back constructively when a request doesn't serve the user or the business, and propose better alternatives.

Client and Relationship Management:

• Be the primary technical point of contact for the engagement, running working sessions, demos, and status updates with confidence.
• Build trust with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership at the client.
• Set and manage expectations proactively, surface risks early, communicate slippage honestly, and celebrate wins concretely.
• Spot opportunities to deepen the engagement and flag them to the wider team.
• Leave every interaction with the client feeling that the engagement is in good hands.

Requirements:

• 3-6 years of experience building and shipping production web applications across the full stack.
• Strong proficiency in React.js (TypeScript, hooks, modern patterns).
• Solid backend experience with Node.js (Express, Fastify, or similar).
• Working proficiency in PostgreSQL schema design, query optimization, and migrations.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Comfort deploying and running applications on cloud infrastructure, with the versatility to adapt across cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) as the engagement requires.
• Active use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code) in professional work, with the ability to critically evaluate AI-generated output.
• Demonstrated product instinct and comfort in scoping ambiguous problems, prioritizing ruthlessly, and making sensible build- vs-defer calls without a PM holding your hand.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of working directly with clients or business stakeholders.
• High ownership: you treat the client's outcome as your own and follow through without being chased.

Good to Have:

• Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) compute, networking, database, or deployment services.
• Experience building or integrating AI agents (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or similar frameworks).
• Prior experience in a client-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed engineering role.
• Experience leading discovery workshops, writing PRDs or solution proposals, or running stakeholder demos.
• Experience with third-party system integrations (ERPs, payment gateways, OAuth/SSO).
• Data migration experience cleaning, transforming, and loading data from varied sources.
• Familiarity with message queues.
• Exposure to account growth, renewals, or scoping follow-on work with existing clients.