UK Forward Deployed Engineer — Identity Solutions

Persona; London (KY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

3% 401(k) contribution

Unlimited PTO

Wellness days

Job summary

Persona, the configurable identity platform, is expanding its UK team. As the first Forward Deployed Engineer in the UK, you will translate customer needs into practical solutions using Persona APIs and integrations, collaborating with Solutions Engineering, Sales and Customer Success throughout the journey.

You’ll write code, navigate APIs, own technical projects, and help customers launch successful solutions while shaping our growing UK presence.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years hands-on software engineering or forward-deployed engineering experience.
• Strong programming fundamentals in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript or Ruby.
• Experience building API integrations (REST, JSON, webhooks).
• Clear communication and ability to explain complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Customer-focused mindset and willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Resourceful, collaborative, with growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build customer solutions using Persona APIs, integrations and workflows.
• Support technical discovery and proofs of concept with Sales and Solutions Engineering.
• Help customers launch by configuring, testing and implementing solutions with teammates.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and collaborate with Engineering for deeper investigations.
• Create reusable sample code, docs and tools for customers and teammates.
• Share customer feedback to inform product improvements.

Job description

Persona, the configurable identity platform, is expanding its UK team. As the first Forward Deployed Engineer in the UK, you will translate customer needs into practical solutions using Persona APIs and integrations, collaborating with Solutions Engineering, Sales and Customer Success throughout the journey.

You’ll write code, navigate APIs, own technical projects, and help customers launch successful solutions while shaping our growing UK presence.