Sr Forward Deployed Engineer

Cayuse Holdings; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Forward Deployed Engineer to drive technical direction alongside client teams in a remote setting. This contract role emphasizes production-ready, secure architectures and deep AWS expertise across serverless stacks.

You will embed with client stakeholders, architect solutions, and own end-to-end delivery using React/TypeScript/Node.js/Python with AI-native tooling such as Claude Code. Immediate start and 6–8 month renewal.

Qualifications

• Deep AWS serverless experience across Bedrock, Lambda, and data services.
• Terraform IaC and full-stack React/TypeScript/Node.js/Python skills.
• Professional English fluency, written and verbal.
• AI-enabled with Claude Code or similar tooling.

Responsibilities

• Embeds with the client as technologist and trusted advisor to define and architect solutions.
• Leads design and deployment of production-ready, secure agentic workflows with accountable design.
• Claude Code super-user and full-stack AWS developer engaged with the client's business.
• Maintains depth or breadth across multiple specialties.

Skills

AWS

Serverless

Terraform IaC

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Playwright

Claude Code

AI tooling

Tools

AWS

Terraform IaC

Playwright

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Sr Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: Remote

Job Type: Independent Contract (Contractor / Non-Employee)

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Rate: $100-120/hr 1099 / C2C

Contract Length: 6-8 Months - Renewable

Sr. FDE Sets technical direction for a product pod and reasons across systems rather than a single solution.

Responsibilities

• Embeds with the client as both technologist and trusted advisor, partnering with business stakeholders to define and architect solutions.

• Leads design and deployment of agentic workflows that are production-ready, secure, and operational, and retains ultimate accountability for responsible system design.

• A Claude Code super-user and full-stack AWS developer, deeply engaged with the client's business, not solely the technology.

• Typically carries depth or breadth across multiple specialties.

Qualifications

• Tech: deep AWS serverless architecture (Bedrock, Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, S3), Terraform IaC, full-stack React / TypeScript / Node.js and Python, AI-native SDLC and harness engineering, Playwright.

• Professional English fluency, written and verbal.

• AI-enabled and hands-on with Claude Code (or comparable agentic tooling).

• Timezone overlap of at least 5 hours with PST working hours (8am–6pm PST).

• Hands-on AWS delivery is required for the engineering roles.

Pay Range

USD $100.00 - USD $120.00 /Hr.

Location US-

ID 2026-4162

Category Information Technology

Position Type Independent Contractor

Remote Yes

Clearance Required None