Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)

Nango; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nango is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help customers build with our API integrations. This is a full‑stack role with heavy customer interaction, frequent calls and pairing sessions, and hands‑on coding.

You will work directly with clients from evaluation through production, translating needs into durable product solutions and keeping stakeholders aligned on progress and timelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Experience collaborating with customers and teams.
• Ability to translate customer needs into product concepts.
• Comfort debugging APIs, integrations, and production systems.
• Excellent ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers from evaluation to production and beyond.
• Lead customer calls, pairing sessions, and technical deep dives.
• Build integrations and resolve complex implementation issues.
• Ship full-stack product improvements from design through deployment.
• Keep customers informed with updates, expectations, and next steps.
• Shape the roadmap based on what you learn from customers.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Customer interaction

API debugging

English communication

Product thinking

Job description

Forward Deployed Engineer

Nango (YC W23) lets developers build product integrations with AI. It gives agents and applications access to the APIs their users rely on.

More than 700 paying customers use Nango today, including ServiceNow, Replit, Ramp. We are a YC-backed team of 14 from AWS, GitHub, Okta, Snyk, Netlify, Uber, Samsara, Workato, and other leading developer-tool companies.

We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help customers build with Nango and turn their needs into better products. This is a full-stack engineering role with heavy customer interaction. Expect frequent customer calls, Slack conversations, and pairing sessions alongside hands‑on coding. Excellent communication and customer‑facing skills are essential.

What You'll Do

• Work directly with customers from technical evaluations to production & beyond.

• Lead customer calls, pairing sessions, and technical deep dives.

• Build integrations and resolve complex implementation and platform issues.

• Ship full‑stack product improvements, from design through deployment.

• Keep customers informed with clear updates, expectations, and next steps.

• Shape the roadmap with what you learn from customers.

Who You Are

• You communicate exceptionally well in English, on calls and in writing.

• You build customer trust, listen carefully, and explain technical tradeoffs clearly.

• You enjoy frequent customer interaction and helping developers succeed.

• You have 5+ years of full‑stack engineering experience.

• You translate customer needs into thoughtful, lasting product solutions.

• You are comfortable debugging APIs, integrations, and production systems.

• You manage multiple customer priorities and follow through reliably.

• Experience with developer tools or customer‑facing engineering is a plus.

Location

This is a remote role open to candidates based in North America & Europe