Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Zebra Technologies16 days ago
Base Salary
$97k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead hands-on technical development, validation, and deployment of Android and cloud-based solutions during enterprise customer pilots.
- Review customer workflows, use cases, deployment environments, and end-to-end architectures to identify integration issues and optimize solution fit.
- Design, write, debug, diagnose, and troubleshoot software spanning Android devices, backend cloud services, APIs, and enterprise databases.
- Establish software requirements, prioritize features, complete software design and development projects, and ensure quality through inspections and testing.
- Lead and participate in code reviews, refine software and firmware designs, and develop documentation including design specifications, code comments, and user manuals.
- Provide technical recommendations, create custom tools or scripts, and apply innovative technologies to solve complex problems.
- Mentor junior exempt and non-exempt personnel and influence internal engineering teams and senior customer stakeholders.
- Travel up to 25% as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 5 years of relevant software engineering experience, or 3 years of experience with an advanced degree.
- Professional software engineering experience specializing in full-stack cloud solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose bugs and write real-time code to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Strong customer-facing experience and ability to resolve technical issues with customers.
- Proficiency with multiple programming languages, software frameworks, software architecture, design patterns, debugging, testing strategies, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Node.js, JavaScript, ReactJS, cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, and databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
- Preferred experience with Android SDK, Kotlin or Java, TypeScript, Express or NestJS, AWS or Azure, MongoDB, BigQuery, and AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code.
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Clear communication with engineering teams and non-technical customer stakeholders, plus experience mentoring and collaborating across functions.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with at least 3 days per week in the Holtsville, NY or Lincolnshire, IL office and 2 remote days.
- Healthcare, wellness programs, inclusion networks, continued learning and development, community service days, insurance, parental leave, employee assistance, and paid time off offerings depending on country.
- Flexible and adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day.
- Eligibility for performance-based annual cash incentive compensation and, for some roles, long-term incentive equity awards.
Tech Stack
Android SDKAWSAzureDockerExpressFirebaseGitGoogle BigQueryGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesMongoDBMySQLNestJSNode.jsPostgreSQLReactSpring BootTypeScript
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies builds barcode and card printers, handheld mobile computers, barcode scanners, RFID readers, real-time location systems, and device-management software for frontline operations in retail, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, and healthcare. It sells hardware, supplies, and software with lifecycle services through a global partner network. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Zebra is a public company traded on NASDAQ (ZBRA).