Forward Deployed Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +5 more states.

📋 Description

• Transform strategic enterprise implementations into successful production stories by working directly on-site with clients.

• Conduct targeted 5-day deployment sessions with established production workflows.

• Collaborate with Deployment Strategists to synchronize technical execution with customer objectives and adoption goals.

• Establish trust with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Create and develop workflows, integrations, and custom nodes designed specifically for customer environments.

• Enhance n8n nodes or incorporate missing functionalities for enterprise applications.

• Convert vague business challenges into actionable automation designs.

• Work across various industries and technology platforms.

• Recognize unique requirements that can evolve into reusable node enhancements, product features, or platform capabilities.

• Record technical gaps, customer context, implementation insights, and prioritization indicators for Product and Engineering.

• Contribute workflows, custom nodes, integration methodologies, and reusable insights to internal documentation.

• Provide time-limited engagements with defined outcomes and scalable solutions.

• Assist customers in taking ownership and operating the solutions independently.

• Maintain a balance between implementation speed and simplicity while steering clear of unnecessary complexity.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong full-stack or backend engineering experience.

• Experience in building integrations, APIs, or automation pipelines in a production environment.

• Proficiency in creating custom nodes and extending existing integrations.

• Familiarity with APIs, authentication patterns, data models, and event-driven systems.

• Ability to differentiate between customer workarounds, reusable node enhancements, and product features.

• Comfortable engaging directly in customer environments with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Capacity to translate operational challenges into viable technical designs.

• Strong technical acumen and the ability to minimize unnecessary complexity.

• Willingness to travel approximately 50–60% of the time for on-site engagements, primarily within Europe.

• Capability to quickly adapt and become effective in new industries, technology stacks, and customer settings.

• Familiarity with n8n or similar workflow automation tools is preferred.

• Experience with enterprise deployments is preferred.

• Development of custom nodes, connectors, plugins, SDKs, or reusable integration frameworks is preferred.

• Experience in forward-deployed or solutions engineering is preferred.

• Experience providing product feedback, contributing to roadmaps, or drafting engineering specifications is preferred.

• For applicants from countries outside of Germany, a valid right to work is required.

• The primary language of the company is English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Equity ownership in n8n.

• In Europe: 30 days of vacation, in addition to public holidays applicable to your location.

• In Europe: benefits aligned with local country standards.

• In Europe: pension contributions following local country standards.

• €1K (or equivalent) annually for courses, books, events, or coaching.

• Regular hackathons.

• Remote-first working environment across Europe.

• Periodic off-site events for team bonding.

• $100 monthly allocation to support open-source initiatives.

• Unlimited budget for AI resources.

• A transparent company culture.