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Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

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Leads a 2–4 engineer pod delivering one operating-company project from problem framing through production, serving as both hands-on coder and primary technical point of contact.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

Not posted

The work

Builds for teams inside the company

Balance

  1. Mostly building
  2. Mixed
  3. Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

  1. Pre-sales (not covered)
  2. Proof of concept (not covered)
  3. Implementation
  4. Operations
Coding
Writes production code
Builds for
Internal teams
Level
Senior
Role
Technical lead

What they ask for

Experience

  • 8+ yearssoftware development, systems integration, or technical consulting
  • 2+ yearstechnical lead, tech lead, or senior engineer capacity guiding other engineers on a shared project

Background

  • Software engineering
  • Implementation and data engineering
  • Consulting

Tools

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • Go
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Claude
  • vector search
  • RAG

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Who you build for: Internal teams14%
  • Individual contributor or manager: Technical lead46%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

  • Lead a 2–4 engineer pod through end-to-end project delivery.
  • Translate stakeholder needs into scoped plans with testable milestones.
  • Contribute production code and make day-to-day technical decisions.
  • Deploy applications and coordinate monitoring, support, and iteration.

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant technical field.
  • 8–12 years of software development, systems integration, or technical consulting experience.
  • At least 2 years guiding engineers in a technical lead or senior engineer capacity.
  • Advanced proficiency in a modern programming language and fluency in AWS, Azure, or GCP.

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
Pay not posted
Location
US · city not listed
Experience requirements
  • 8+ years: software development, systems integration, or technical consulting (required)
  • 2+ years: technical lead, tech lead, or senior engineer capacity guiding other engineers on a shared project (required)

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