Forward Deployed Engineer

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Lovable is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to bridge engineering, product, customer success and research. You will work directly with customers to build never-seen-before AI systems and deploy intelligence into the real world.

Join an early-stage team to shape features, influence the roadmap, and prototype rapidly based on real usage. The role requires 5+ years of full-stack experience with React/TypeScript frontend and scalable backend skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack products.
• Proficiency in modern frontend (React/TypeScript) and robust backend development.
• Strong architectural thinking and familiarity with distributed systems.
• Ability to rapidly prototype, experiment, and learn from real usage.
• Exceptional product intuition and ability to work directly with users.

Responsibilities

• Be one of the first Forward Deployed Engineers at Lovable.
• Create a new function at the intersection of engineering, product, customer success, and research.
• Partner with customers building never-seen-before AI systems.
• Build product features based on real-world behaviors and emerging patterns.
• Influence our core product direction and technical roadmap.
• Deploy intelligence into the real world.

Skills

Full-stack development

React

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Architectural thinking

Prototyping

User interaction

High-ambiguity environments

LLMs / agentic AI

Startup experience

Job description

• Be one of the first Forward Deployed Engineers at Lovable
• Create a new function at the intersection of engineering, product, customer success, and research
• Partner with customers building never–seen-before AI systems
• Build product features based on real-world behaviors and emerging patterns
• Influence our core product direction and technical roadmap
• Deploy intelligence into the real world

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack products
• Proficiency in modern frontend (React/TypeScript) and robust backend development
• Strong architectural thinking and familiarity with distributed systems
• Ability to rapidly prototype, experiment, and learn from real usage
• Exceptional product intuition and ability to work directly with users
• Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, high-agency environments
• Bonus if you’ve worked on agentic AI systems or built with LLMs before
• Bonus if you’ve led zero-to-one product development
• Bonus if you’ve worked in a founding or early startup environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping full-stack products, with proficiency in React and TypeScript for frontend development and robust backend systems. Capable of influencing product direction through strong architectural thinking and a deep understanding of user needs in high-ambiguity environments.