Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Univers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Univers is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in Singapore to work at the intersection of customers, technology, and product. You will rapidly develop demos, prototypes, pilots, and production solutions using Univers’ platform, APIs, and AI models.

The role emphasizes learning, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering value quickly in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, is curious, and ready to own end-to-end solutions for real customers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in a technical field (CS/AI/Data Science/Engineering/Math/Physics)
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and programming skills
• Good understanding of AI/ML, including LLMs and AI agents
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving, able to decompose problems
• Ability to learn new technologies, platforms, industries quickly
• Comfortable working across technical and business topics
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Hands-on, curious, adaptable, and capable in fast-moving environments
• Strong ownership and interest in solving real customer problems

Responsibilities

• Understand business problems and operational workflows with customers and teams
• Clarify and decompose complex problems into practical solutions
• Rapidly build and iterate demos, prototypes, pilots, and production solutions
• Integrate data, APIs, systems, and applications into end-to-end solutions
• Learn and leverage Univers' platform to maximize reuse and accelerate delivery
• Collaborate across GTM, Product, AI, and customer teams to deliver solutions
• Identify reusable patterns and platform improvements for future deployments

Skills

Software engineering

AI & ML understanding

Analytical thinking

Learning agility

Communication & collaboration

Hands-on & adaptable

Ownership & initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in CS/AI/Data Science/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Databases

Data integration

Cloud platforms

Modern application development

Job description

ABOUT UNIVERS

Univers combines global operating scale, deep industrial intelligence, and recognition from the institutions shaping energy, technology, and sustainability. The platforms built for the last decade were designed to monitor.

Univers was built to act — not just report

Univers operates at global scale:

• 1,070 GW+ Energy assets under AI management
  
• 450M+ Connected sensors and devices
  
• 800+ Enterprise customers
  
• Leader Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader

ROLE OVERVIEW / THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Univers, you will work at the intersection of customers, technology, and product to help organizations adopt AI and the Univers platform successfully.

You will work closely with customers and cross-functional teams to understand business and operational workflows, create clarity from ambiguous problems, decompose complex challenges into actionable solutions, and rapidly develop demos, prototypes, pilots, and production solutions.

You will learn to effectively leverage Univers’ platform, AI models, modern development tools, data, and system integrations to deliver value quickly. You will also help identify reusable solution patterns and platform improvements that can benefit future deployments.

This role is designed for recent graduates with a Bachelor's degree or above. Prior full-time work experience is not required. Relevant internships, university projects, research, hackathons, startup experience, or other hands‑on technical experience are a plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES/WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work with customers and teams to understand business problems, operational workflows, and desired outcomes
• Clarify and decompose complex problems into practical, actionable solutions
• Rapidly build and iterate demos, prototypes, pilots, and production solutions using Univers’ platform, AI, and modern development tools
• Integrate data, APIs, systems, and applications into end‑to‑end solutions
• Learn and effectively leverage Univers' product and platform capabilities to maximize reuse and accelerate delivery
• Collaborate across GTM, Product, AI teams, and customer teams to deliver solutions and iterate based on feedback
• Identify reusable solution patterns and platform improvements that can scale across future deployments

REQUIREMENTS/WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline
  
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and programming skills
  
• Good understanding of AI and machine learning, including familiarity with technologies such as LLMs, multimodal models, and AI agents
  
• Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving skills, with the ability to break complex and ambiguous problems into manageable pieces
  
• Ability to learn new technologies, platforms, industries, and operational domains quickly
  
• Comfortable working across both technical and business topics
  
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
  
• Hands‑on, curious, adaptable, and comfortable working in fast‑moving environments
  
• Strong ownership and interest in solving real customer and operational problems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant internship experience in software engineering, AI/ML, data science, solution engineering, product, consulting, or related areas
  
• Experience building software applications, AI applications, agents, prototypes, or other end‑to‑end technical projects
  
• Experience with databases, data integration, cloud platforms, or modern application development
  
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools and coding assistants
  
• Experience through research projects, hackathons, startups, student organizations, or other activities demonstrating initiative and end‑to‑end ownership
  
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams or communicating technical concepts to non‑technical audiences