Forward Deployed Engineer

Runtime; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Runtime in Singapore is hiring a Field Development Engineer to join their APAC buildout. You will sit between clients and the product, quickly understanding needs and helping them deploy proof-of-concept clusters on the platform.

You’ll troubleshoot Docker and Linux, close gaps between expectations and capabilities, and feed field learnings back to engineering. This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable in a fast-moving, remote-first team establishing presence across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms or AI deployment workflows is a plus.
• Ability to spin up demo clusters and troubleshoot quickly.
• Willingness to base in Singapore and help build APAC presence.

Responsibilities

• Sits with clients to understand what they're building, then helps them build it—fast.
• Stand up small demo clusters that prove the platform solves their exact problem.
• Assumes clients already like the product—your job is closing gaps, not pitching features.

Skills

Docker

Linux troubleshooting

Job description

Tech: Agentic AI, Inference, LLM's, Python, TypeScript, Go & Docker

Runtime has partnered with a startup who just closed a $100M Series A.We're building the region from close to zero, and we need someone on the ground in Singapore to help do it.

The Company

They're an AI Developer Cloud. Over a million developers - from solo builders to teams running frontier models - use us to train, fine-tune, deploy and scale AI. They've processed 20B+ inference requests and work with some of leading figures in the space.

They're a remote-first team who move fast. This is your chance to be one of the first FDEs building the APAC presence from the ground up - not joining a machine that already exists, but building the engine.

The Role

You sit between the client and the product. Not selling what's already built - figuring out what the client is actually trying to do, then helping them build it, fast. Spin up small demo clusters, show it works, and when there's a gap between what they need and what exists, you find the workaround rather than waiting for engineering to ship a fix. You're assumed to already have them sold on the product - your job is removing friction, not pitching features.

What you'll actually be doing:

• Sitting with clients to understand what they're trying to build, then helping them build it - fast
• Standing up small demo clusters that prove the platform solves their exact problem
• Assuming they already like the product - your job is closing the gaps, not pitching features
• Feeding what you learn in the field straight back to engineering, so the same issue doesn't come up twice
• Partnering with Sales once things get technical, and with our Supply team on validation

What You'll Bring

• Docker and Linux troubleshooting
• A curiosity that doesn't quit - you'll be dropped into domains you've never touched and expected to figure it out by Thursday

What you won't need:

a sales background, a script, or a CRM login you'll barely use. Just Google Meet, Slack, JIRA, and the ability to think on your feet.

Why Singapore, Why Now

APAC is wide open. they've made a couple of early hires in the region and now it's time to build properly - you'd be one of the first voices shaping how this plays out across the timezone.