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Forward Deployed Engineer - NYC

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about 5 hours ago
New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Spend ~25% of your time onsite with customers across the US.
  • Build a ground-truth understanding of customer operations by shadowing operators and analysts.
  • Rapidly prototype tools and integrations in the field to validate ideas and solve urgent problems.
  • Troubleshoot and diagnose complex operational or systems issues.
  • Translate field insights into clear technical requirements for the engineering team.
  • Lead all technical integration work, including APIs and data pipelines.
  • Work closely with engineering to ensure features align with operational needs.
  • Represent customer technical realities internally to ensure feasibility and reliability.
  • Decompose ambiguous problems into well-scoped technical workstreams.
  • Ensure customers succeed in mission-critical contexts by enabling smooth deployment.
  • Inform product and engineering teams with data and field observations.
  • Play a key role in pre-sales by demonstrating product value onsite.
  • Contribute to the foundation and culture of Realm’s forward deployed engineering function.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of software engineering or forward deployed experience.
  • Strong technical fluency and ability to work closely with engineers.
  • Low ego, high EQ, and exceptional collaborative instincts.
  • Experience with enterprise, industrial, government, or security-critical products.
  • Strong coding skills and grasp of computer science fundamentals.
  • Mastery of core development tools like Git and Linux.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional problem solving.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments with strong prioritization skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong data instincts and comfort analyzing data.
  • Hands-on prototyping and AI-assisted coding skills.
  • Must be based in the US as a citizen or permanent resident.

Benefits

  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • 401(k) with 4% safe-harbor match.
  • Equity in an early-stage, fast-growing company.
  • Home office allowance.

Tech Stack

Categories

AI & MLData EngineeringDevOpsSecurity