Forward Deployed Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of assigned workstreams from start to finish within a broader engagement.

• Develop and deploy solutions in client codebases and environments.

• Participate in discovery sessions, architecture evaluations, and stakeholder interviews alongside senior FDEs.

• Convert vague challenges into well-defined, actionable tasks.

• Identify risks and obstacles early, escalating them as necessary when decisions go beyond the agreed scope.

• Create and transfer functioning software or automations that remain effective after the engagement concludes.

• Contribute at least one reusable artifact or pattern back to the practice prior to the closure of each engagement.

• Integrate with client engineering, product, IT, or business-function teams.

• Deliver production-level agents, data products, AI-enhanced operations, workflow automations, and AI enablement initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in software engineering, technical delivery, or business systems.

• Proven ability to independently manage assigned tasks—overseeing your own time, priorities, and quality of delivery without daily supervision.

• Practical experience in one or more of the following areas: LLM application development, cloud-native development, backend engineering, or business automation tools.

• Excellent communication skills: technically proficient with engineers, approachable and credible with business stakeholders.

• High comfort level with ambiguity; capable of delivering results before all requirements are fully specified.

• Current legal authorization to work in Canada; Caylent is unable to sponsor visa or work permit applications.

• Preferred: Practical experience working with LLM APIs (such as Claude, AWS Bedrock, or similar)—including prompt architecture, tool usage, and basic agent patterns.

• Preferred: Knowledge of cloud-native development (AWS preferred), containerization, or backend systems.

• Preferred: Experience with rapid prototyping.

• Preferred: Background in a consulting firm, systems integrator, or professional services environment.

• Operational preferred: Strong expertise in at least one business function: Finance, HR, Legal, Sales Operations, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing.

• Operational preferred: Hands-on experience with tools like Zapier, Power Automate, Airtable, or similar business automation solutions.

• Operational preferred: Familiarity with enterprise systems like Salesforce, Oracle, D365, Workday, ServiceNow, or equivalent.

• Operational preferred: Experience supporting AI or digital adoption initiatives for non-technical audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work.

• Equitable Life - Hybrid Plan.

• 100% premium coverage for the employee and their dependents.

• Competitive phantom equity.

• Long-term disability coverage.

• 4% pension match (employer contribution).

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Sick leave.

• Paid holidays.

• Parental leave.

• Coverage for exams and certifications.

• Peer bonus awards.

• State-of-the-art laptop and tools.

• Equipment and office stipend.

• Individual professional development plan.

• Annual stipend for learning and development.

• Opportunity to work with an exceptional global team in a fantastic corporate culture.