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Field Strategist, Forward Deployed Engineer

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about 3 hours ago
Remote, Worldwide
Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Conduct deep technical discovery in strategic accounts to assess platform readiness and identify adoption opportunities.
  • Lead architecture and delivery design for complex enterprise environments.
  • Partner with customer stakeholders to prioritize use cases based on business impact and technical feasibility.
  • Design and build prototypes, deployment patterns, and reusable accelerators across various workflows.
  • Architect self-managed and enterprise deployments, including access controls and observability.
  • Create reusable assets such as runbooks and technical guidance based on recurring field patterns.
  • Contribute code or design changes to address upstream blockers as necessary.
  • Travel up to 50% for customer engagements and workshops.

Requirements

  • Experience in software engineering, platform architecture, or technical consulting.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, ideally with Ruby on Rails and/or Go.
  • Proficient in systems design and software architecture, including CI/CD systems and security boundaries.
  • Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, pipeline design, and GitLab APIs.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Ansible.
  • Knowledge of large language models and AI systems in production environments.
  • Proven ability to create reusable technical assets and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits to support health, finances, and well-being.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off.
  • Access to Team Member Resource Groups.
  • Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Growth and Development Fund.
  • Parental leave support.
  • Home office support.

Tech Stack

AnsibleGitLab CI/CDGoHelmRuby on RailsTerraform

Categories

AI & MLBackendDevOps