AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer

Taraki; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

shopdev in Lahore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (AI-native) to own client problems and deliver end-to-end solutions. You will work with client engineers and product teams to scope, architect, and implement systems using AI-assisted coding as the default approach.

You will move between clients and projects, valuing breadth and rapid learning over depth in a single stack. Strong English, excellent communication, and a track record of ownership are essential.

Qualifications

• At least five years of professional software engineering with production systems you designed and shipped.
• Strong grasp of how systems fit together, including data flows, APIs, authentication, failure modes and platform integration.
• Hands-on experience building real software with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex, including breaking work into tasks with clear context and acceptance criteria.
• Excellent written English, and comfort speaking with senior client stakeholders in the US.
• Track record of owning outcomes, finishing what you start and surfacing problems before asked.
• Enough commercial sense to know when good enough is the right answer.

Responsibilities

• Take ambiguous client requests and convert them into a plan with client agreement.
• Design and build production systems across the stack, using AI coding tools by default.
• Review AI outputs, test edge cases, and explain why results are correct.
• Write updates, decision records and tradeoff notes for engineers and stakeholders.
• Join client calls as a peer and flag risks early; defend technical choices.

Skills

Senior SWE

AI tooling

Client interaction

System integration

English communication

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

APIs

Job description

shopdev in Lahore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (AI-native) to own client problems and deliver end-to-end solutions. You will work with client engineers and product teams to scope, architect, and implement systems using AI-assisted coding as the default approach.

You will move between clients and projects, valuing breadth and rapid learning over depth in a single stack. Strong English, excellent communication, and a track record of ownership are essential.