Forward Deployed Engineer – Social Impact

Zest for Tech; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully covered healthcare

Generous PTO and sick leave

Daily office meals and snacks

Company retreats and offsites

Equity opportunity

Job summary

Zest for Tech is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy and integrate products in customer environments from their San Francisco office. This hybrid role involves close collaboration with external teams, solving real-world deployment challenges, and shaping product feedback through hands-on work.

You’ll travel to customer sites, work across engineering, product, and design to ensure smooth deployments and measurable impact, with base salary up to $220k plus equity and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience deploying production software in fast-moving environments.
• Experience in a customer-facing technical role with strong communication.
• Curiosity and ownership; comfortable navigating ambiguity.
• Excellent collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrate products into existing customer systems and workflows.
• Resolve complex deployment challenges in real-world environments.
• Improve products based on customer feedback and hands-on experience.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, design, and delivery teams for successful deployments.
• Travel to customer sites to support rollouts and relationships.

Skills

Production software deployment

Customer-facing role

Curiosity and ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Zest for Tech is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy and integrate products in customer environments from their San Francisco office. This hybrid role involves close collaboration with external teams, solving real-world deployment challenges, and shaping product feedback through hands-on work.

You’ll travel to customer sites, work across engineering, product, and design to ensure smooth deployments and measurable impact, with base salary up to $220k plus equity and strong benefits.