Sr Forward Deployed Engineer

Cayuse Holdings; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuse Holdings is seeking a Sr Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with client teams as a technologist and trusted advisor. You will define and architect solutions, lead design and deployment of agentic workflows, and maintain accountability for secure, production-ready systems.

This role requires deep AWS delivery experience and Claude Code proficiency. The candidate will work remotely, with a 5-hour PST overlap, and will engage across multiple specialties to drive outcomes for a 6-8 month

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

English fluency

AWS serverless

Claude Code

Timezone PST overlap

AWS delivery

Tools

Terraform IaC

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Playwright

Claude Code tooling

Job description

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.