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Forward Deployed Engineer
Company | Orb |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $142500 – $231000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- 4+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in fast-paced or startup settings
- Enjoy blending engineering with customer interaction, like a solutions architect or forward-deployed engineer
- Skilled at solving complex problems and turning ambiguity into clear solutions
- Strong communicator, able to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Empathetic and user-focused, with a passion for intuitive, problem-solving products
- Comfortable working across the stack and exploring new technologies
- Driven by impact and motivated by helping customers succeed
Responsibilities
- Guide technical implementation during customer onboarding and unblock complex workflows
- Build custom tools and integrations, then evolve them into core product features
- Identify patterns in customer needs and inform the product roadmap with real-world insights
- Contribute across the stack to ship features and enhance internal tools
- Collaborate across teams to deliver a seamless end-to-end customer experience
- Increase customer team efficiency by automating manual processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Frontend: Typescript + React + Tailwind CSS
- Experience with Backend: Python
- Experience with Datastores: PostgreSQL + Apache Druid + Clickhouse
- Experience with Streaming Platforms: Kafka + Spark Streaming
- Experience with Cloud Platform: AWS