Forward Deployed Engineer

Antler; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Antler is looking for an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer in San Francisco to create and implement AI-powered solutions. As one of the first in this role, you will collaborate with ambitious customers and help design the function from scratch.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in full-stack development, is proficient in React and TypeScript, and enjoys working in experimental environments. This position is pivotal in shaping the future of AI-driven software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack products.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and architectural thinking.
• Familiarity with toolchains for modern development (React/TypeScript).

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand their workflows and needs.
• Own projects from idea to implementation and iteration.
• Contribute to core product strategy and technical decisions.

Skills

Full-stack product development

Frontend (React/TypeScript)

Backend development

Architectural thinking

Prototyping and experimentation

Product intuition

Operating in high-ambiguity environments

Tools

Golang

Rust

Github Actions

Grafana

Terraform

Job description

TL;DR – We’re looking for an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer to help build the future of AI-powered software creation. You will be a founding member of our FDE function, working directly with our most ambitious customers to translate impossible ideas into real products. This is a unique opportunity to design a new discipline from scratch and solve problems with AI that no one has solved before.

What makes this role special?

This isn’t a traditional software engineering role.

• 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

If you want to invent new categories, not just improve existing ones - this is that role.

What we’re looking for

• 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
• Led zero-to-one product development
• Worked in a founding or early startup environment

What you’ll do

In one sentence: Deploy intelligence into the real world.

• Work directly with customers to understand their workflows, needs, and problems
• Design and implement solutions for our customers that integrate with Lovable
• Translate insights from real usage into foundational platform improvements
• Own projects end-to-end — from idea → architecture → shipping → iteration
• Shape how Forward Deployed Engineering works at Lovable (rituals, playbooks, org design)
• Contribute to core product strategy, technical decisions, and cultural foundations

Our Tech Stack

We choose tools that empower both humans and AI:

• Frontend: React, Typescript
• Backend: Golang & Rust
• Cloud: Cloudflare, GCP, AWS, multiple LLM providers
• Tooling: Github Actions, OTEL, Grafana, Terraform, and more
• Always evolving with what works best.