Forward Deployed Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the entire lifecycle: analyze, design, implement, release, and operate.

• Utilize systems thinking to model dependencies and pinpoint leverage points.

• Make definitive engineering choices that transform ambiguity into deployable software.

• Collaborate directly with customers, clients, product management, design, and team members.

• Develop using generative AI tools, assessments, and company components.

• Contribute innovative engineering patterns to the company's framework.

• Assess trade-offs, select patterns, formulate architecture designs, develop, and commit.

• Engage in daily pairing with product and design teams to deliver deployable increments.

• Create scalable services, APIs, data pipelines, and front-end solutions.

• Instrument, monitor, and enhance systems in a production environment.

• Be responsible for reliability, scalability, performance, and availability.

• Clarify client needs, validate solutions, and ensure closure of the feedback loop.

• Document effectively and present to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Senior-level proficiency in designing, engineering, and implementing large-scale solutions.

• Node.js + TypeScript expertise.

• Experience with React/Next.js.

• Proficiency in PostgreSQL.

• Knowledge of Python.

• Familiarity with Rust or other programming languages.

• Experience in schema design.

• Practical understanding of caching strategies.

• Knowledge of event-driven architectures using Kafka/Redis.

• Experience with AWS or Azure.

• Familiarity with Cloudflare, including Workers, Durable Objects, and KV, is a plus.

• A systems thinking approach.

• Comfortable writing specifications, design documents, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to analyze, design, devise solutions, and present effectively.

• Experience in building internal platforms or templates that accelerate the work of other engineers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus opportunities.

• Equity options where applicable.

• Up to 30 days of paid time off (PTO).

• Public holidays based on location.

• High-quality laptop and tools provided.

• Learning budget for professional development.

• Access to extensive AI tooling.

• Fully remote work from the EU, the UK, or the US, with occasional travel required.

• No weekend work unless production issues arise.