Forward Deployed Engineer

Wonderful; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonderful is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to solve high-impact problems for enterprise customers. You will own projects end-to-end, from problem definition and system design to launch and iteration, delivering AI-driven solutions that operate reliably in production.

This hands-on generalist role requires navigating ambiguity, rapid learning, and collaboration across products and engineering to ship robust AI agents and scalable customer delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering or technical problem-solving experience.
• Ability to translate problems into technical designs.
• Experience deploying AI-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria.
• Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations.
• Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks.
• Own deployments, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results.
• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to tools, documentation, and best practices that scale customer delivery.

Skills

Software design

System thinking

Cross-system integrations

Ownership mindset

Customer-facing

AI systems interest

Job description

Job Description:

Role Overview

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Wonderful, you’ll solve high-impact, real-world problems alongside enterprise customers and own work from first principles through production outcomes.

You’ll work directly with customers to understand critical workflows, design AI-driven solutions, and deploy agents that operate reliably in production. You’ll own projects end-to-end from problem definition and system design to launch and iteration - and be accountable for real business impact.

This is a hands on-generalist role for engineers who enjoy navigating ambiguity, learning quickly, and working across systems while partnering with enterprises as they become AI-driven organizations.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria


• Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations


• Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks


• Own deployments, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement


• Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results


• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions


• Contribute to tools, documentation, and best practices that scale customer delivery

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or technical problem-solving roles


• Strong fundamentals in software design, system thinking


• Experience working across systems, integrations, and data flows


• Comfort working directly with customers and owning ambiguous problems


• Clear communication skills and a strong ownership mindset


• Curiosity and interest in building AI-powered systems that work in practice

Nice to Have

• Experience in forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-facing roles


• Exposure to AI agents, automation, or conversational systems


• Experience operating and improving production systems

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