Forward Deployed Engineer

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing enterprise software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take enterprise software deployments from scoping through to customer activation, building integrations and data pipelines and acting as the technical point of contact for business and technical stakeholders. The role suits an engineer who enjoys hands-on customer work and turning field observations into product improvements.

What you'll do

- Lead post-sale onboarding and deployment for customers, from technical scoping through integration to user activation.

- Create custom connectors and data movement workflows so client systems feed the product, coded primarily in Python and SQL.

- Run scoping and solution design sessions with go-to-market and revenue operations teams to map complex workflows and set up proof-of-concept projects.

- Deliver live demos, training and solutioning sessions remotely and in person.

- Share field insights with product and engineering teams and create playbooks that help the team scale.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Previous hands-on software development experience, whether as an engineer, a deployment engineer, or a technical co-founder.

- Experience in B2B software supporting technical customer relationships, before or after the sale.

- Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup, or at an enterprise technology company.

- Computer science degree from a top university program.

- Track record of delivering server-side connectors and data movement code, using Python and SQL.

- Able to work on-site from San Francisco, CA, either already nearby or ready to move there.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year

- Equity

- Medical, dental and vision insurance

- Life and disability insurance

- 401(k) retirement plan with automatic enrollment

- Unlimited paid time off

- Paid sick leave, holidays and bereavement leave

- Paid parental leave

- Mental health and family-building support

- Commuter benefits

Location and work model

- San Francisco, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days in-office per week

- Full-time