n8n

Forward Deployed Engineer - US East Coast

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Boston, MA, USA or New York, NY, USAStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead focused, five-day on-site enterprise deployment engagements with clear production outcomes.
  • Design and build workflows, integrations, custom nodes, and reusable automation patterns.
  • Extend existing n8n nodes or create new functionality for high-value enterprise use cases.
  • Translate ambiguous customer problems into practical technical designs and production solutions.
  • Build trust with technical and non-technical customer stakeholders across varied industries and technology environments.
  • Partner with Deployment Strategists, Product, and Engineering to convert customer requirements into reusable product improvements.
  • Document implementation learnings, technical gaps, workflows, and integration patterns in internal playbooks.
  • Keep engagements time-boxed, scalable, and simple enough for customers to own and operate.

Requirements

  • Strong full-stack or backend engineering experience building production integrations, APIs, or automation pipelines.
  • Ability to create custom nodes, extend integrations, and work with APIs, authentication patterns, data models, and event-driven systems.
  • Product-minded judgment to distinguish customer workarounds, reusable node improvements, and product features.
  • Confidence working directly in customer environments with engineers, operators, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to turn complex operational problems into clear, practical technical designs.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 50–60% of the time, primarily across Europe.
  • Familiarity with n8n or similar workflow automation tools is preferred.
  • Enterprise deployment, custom node or connector development, forward deployed or solutions engineering, and product feedback experience are preferred.

Benefits

  • Equity ownership in n8n.
  • US employees receive 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, public holidays, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance benefits.
  • US employees receive a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer match.
  • Europe-based employees receive country-specific benefits, vacation, and pension contributions according to local norms.
  • €1,000 or equivalent annual professional development budget for courses, books, events, or coaching.
  • Remote-first work across Europe with regular team off-sites; this role includes frequent on-site customer travel.
  • $100 per month to support open-source projects.
  • Regular company hackathons and a transparent, autonomy-oriented work environment.

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About n8n

1,001-5,000 employees

n8n builds a workflow automation and orchestration platform that blends no-code with the option to write code, aimed at developers and technical teams. The product is open-source under a fair-code license and can be self-hosted or used as a managed cloud service, with paid enterprise features and support. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berlin, the privately held company offers 500+ prebuilt integrations and API connectivity.

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