Forward Deployed Engineer ($170K–$220K)

re-zoo-me; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeRound AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team in the New York metro area. You will work directly with customers and the product and engineering teams to build and deploy solutions for complex, real-world business problems, taking end-to-end ownership from discovery to production.

You’ll prototype rapidly, translate customer requirements into scalable features, and collaborate across product, engineering, and customer environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience after degree.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and problem solving.
• Enjoy working directly with customers and translating ambiguous requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand complex technical and business requirements.
• Build and deploy production-grade solutions tailored to customer workflows.
• Develop integrations, automations, APIs, and product capabilities to solve customer problems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate feedback into scalable features.
• Debug technical issues and drive solutions from discovery to production deployment.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Identify recurring customer needs and turn them into reusable product capabilities.
• Take end-to-end ownership of projects balancing customer needs, technical quality, and timelines.

Skills

Software engineering

Problem solving

Customer collaboration

APIs

Distributed systems

Tools

APIs

Distributed systems

Job description

About the Job

This role is for one of our client companies — an early-stage, seed-backed AI startup building AI-native solutions for enterprises.

Salary: $170K–$220K

Location: New York Metro Area

Experience: 3+ years of professional experience after your last degree

Time Zone: EST time zone preference

What We’re Building

CodeRound AI matches the top 5% tech talent with the fastest-growing, VC-funded AI startups across Silicon Valley and India.

Top-tier product startups across the US, UK, EU, UAE, and India have hired top engineers through CodeRound.

Forward Deployed Engineer (3+ Years of Experience)

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work closely with customers and the product/engineering team to build and deploy solutions for complex, real-world business problems. This is an opportunity for engineers who enjoy combining strong technical execution with customer-facing problem solving and high ownership.

You’ll work across product, engineering, and customer environments to understand challenges, build tailored solutions, and help turn those solutions into scalable product capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Work directly with customers to understand complex technical and business requirements.
• Build and deploy production-grade solutions tailored to customer workflows.
• Develop integrations, automations, APIs, and product capabilities to solve customer problems.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate customer feedback into scalable features.
• Debug technical issues and drive solutions from problem discovery through production deployment.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Identify recurring customer needs and help turn them into reusable product capabilities.
• Take end-to-end ownership of projects while balancing customer needs, technical quality, and delivery timelines.

You're a Great Fit If You

• Have 3+ years of professional software engineering experience after your last degree.
• Have strong software engineering and problem-solving fundamentals.
• Enjoy working directly with customers and translating ambiguous requirements into technical solutions.
• Are comfortable building, debugging, and deploying production systems.
• Can work effectively across product, engineering, and customer-facing teams.
• Thrive in fast-paced startup environments with high ownership and ambiguity.
• Demonstrate strong communication and technical judgment.
• Can independently take a problem from discovery to production.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience in a Forward Deployed, Solutions Engineering, or customer-facing engineering role.
• Experience working with APIs, integrations, automation, or distributed systems.
• Experience working with AI/ML or AI-powered products.
• Startup experience with significant ownership and autonomy.
• Experience working closely with enterprise customers.
• Experience turning customer-specific solutions into scalable product features.

Why Join Us?

• Work directly with customers on high-impact, real-world technical problems.
• Build AI-powered solutions at the intersection of product, engineering, and customer needs.
• Have significant ownership over projects from problem discovery to production.
• Collaborate closely with a high-caliber founding and engineering team.
• Help shape product direction based on real customer problems.
• Receive meaningful equity alongside a highly competitive compensation package