Forward Deployed Engineer

IST Group AB; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 497,952 - 719,265; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Collaborative office environment

Job summary

IST Group AB is seeking a developer who will act as an extension of our customers' technical teams, primarily working with municipalities and public sector organizations. The role focuses on data extraction and cloud integrations, requiring deep technical expertise and business understanding.

This full-time position offers flexibility, with mainly office-based work in Stockholm, allowing for remote work when necessary. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science and strong experience in API integrations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data extraction and data integration.
• Comfortable navigating complex systems.
• Fluent in Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership from discovery phase to delivery.
• Act as an extension of the customer's technical team.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners for fast delivery.

Skills

Data extraction

API integrations

Cloud environments

Communication

Business understanding

Consulting background

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Shape the future of education technology.

IST is mid-transformation. We are moving from legacy product lines built over decades to a unified platform that already serves over five million users across the Nordics and Germany and that we are building to scale into new markets. We know where we are heading. We are building it now.

About the role

This is not a traditional developer role. You will act as an extension of our customers' technical teams, working closely with municipalities and public sector organizations. The role combines deep technical expertise with strong business understanding and offers high autonomy from idea to delivery. You will operate in a flexible environment, partly outside our standard product lifecycle, enabling fast, agile deliveries with immediate impact.

Key responsibilities

• Take full ownership from discovery phase and requirements analysis through to delivery.
• Act as an extension of the customer's technical team, participating in technical forums and meetings.
• Work hands‑on with data extraction, cloud integrations, APIs, and modern data platforms.
• Navigatethe IST's data landscape, including shared services and product‑specific databases.
• Act as the bridge between customers and IST's product organization.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners and internal experts to ensure fast, effective delivery.
• Identify scalable patterns and contribute to strengthening IST's EduCloud and data platform.

Role qualifications

We believe you have the following competence profile to succeed in this role:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in data extraction and data integration, cloud environments, API integrations, and modern data platforms.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems.
• Comfortable working close to customers and owning end‑to‑end delivery.
• Consulting background is a plus.
• Ability to combine deep technical expertise with business understanding.
• Confident and credible in customer‑facing situations.
• Strong communicator, fluent in Swedish and English.
• Experience in the education or public sector is a plus.
• Thrives in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same.

About IST

At IST, the buyer and the end user are often structurally separated. This makes the ability to navigate both business and technical perspectives critical. In this role, you will work closely with municipalities and public authorities, ensuring that solutions meet procurement frameworks while also addressing the real needs of educators, administrators, and families. By translating complex requirements into scalable solutions, you will not only deliver value to individual customers, you will also help strengthen IST's broader platform and offering.

What we offer

This is a full‑time, permanent position. At IST, we apply an office‑first policy, meaning we primarily work from the office as we believe physical presence fosters collaboration, innovation, and a strong team spirit. At the same time, we understand the importance of flexibility; if you live farther away, working from the office three days a week with the remaining time remote may be possible. In Scandinavia our offices are located in Stockholm, Växjö, Roskilde and Oslo.