Forward Deployed Engineer – VC Backed Startups

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a customer-focused Solutions Engineer to partner with clients, translate requirements into technical designs, and deliver production-ready integrations.

You will work across engineering and product, help customers adopt the platform, troubleshoot issues, and drive implementation from architecture to production. This role requires 3+ years in similar roles and comfort in fast-paced startups.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, or similar customer-facing role.
• Strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript, Java, Go or C++.
• Experience building APIs, integrations, data pipelines, or production applications.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Strong debugging, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel periodically, depending on company and customer environment.
• Passion for solving complex customer problems through software and technical implementation.
• Interest in working at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with customers to understand workflows, technical environments, and business requirements.
• Design, build, and deploy production-ready solutions using core platforms or APIs.
• Develop custom integrations, applications, and technical workflows tailored to customer needs.
• Troubleshoot implementation, infrastructure, data, and product issues.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate customer feedback into platform improvements.
• Guide customers through technical architecture, deployment, testing, and adoption.
• Create reusable tools, documentation, and implementation frameworks.
• Support pilots and proofs of concept and help customers move into production.
• Identify recurring customer needs to inform product strategy and roadmap priorities.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Java

Go

C++

API Development

Data Pipelines

Troubleshooting

Systems Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

• Partner directly with customers to understand workflows, technical environments, and business requirements
• Design, build, and deploy production-ready solutions using core platforms or APIs
• Develop custom integrations, applications, and technical workflows tailored to customer needs
• Troubleshoot implementation, infrastructure, data, and product issues
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate customer feedback into platform improvements
• Guide customers through technical architecture, deployment, testing, and adoption
• Create reusable tools, documentation, and implementation frameworks
• Support pilots and proofs of concept and help customers move into production
• Identify recurring customer needs to inform product strategy and roadmap priorities

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, or a similar customer-facing technical role
• Strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, Java, Go, or C++
• Experience building APIs, integrations, data pipelines, or production applications
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Ability to translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions
• Strong debugging, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfort managing multiple customer deployments or technical workstreams simultaneously
• Willingness to travel periodically, depending on the company and customer environment
• Passion for solving complex customer problems through software and technical implementation
• Interest in working at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving startup environments
• Interest in translating customer requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Strong communication and effective partnership with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in software engineering and solutions engineering, with strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript, and Java. Capable of translating customer requirements into scalable technical solutions while managing multiple deployments and collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Software Engineering
• API Development
• Python Programming
• AWS Familiarity
• Customer-Facing Technical Role

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Python
• JavaScript
• Java
• Go
• C++
• API Development
• Data Pipeline Building
• Technical Troubleshooting
• Systems Thinking
• Problem Solving

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Effective Partnership
• Customer Problem Solving
• Managing Multiple Workstreams
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Technical Consulting
• Customer Success
• Production Applications
• Technical Architecture
• Implementation Frameworks

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• GCP
• Azure