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Forward Deployed Engineer

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$150,000–$220,000San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site

A hands-on forward deployed engineer who travels weekly to customer operations, maps supply-chain and procurement workflows, and configures automations to address operational bottlenecks.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$150K–$220KAbove the median

The work

Builds what the customer runs

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

Travel Required, amount not stated

Coding
Configuration only
Builds for
External customers
Level
Junior
Role
Individual contributor

What they ask for

Tools

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Svelte
  • Next.js
  • Postgres
  • SP Studio
  • SQL

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Responsibility level: Junior1%
  • Coding work: Configuration only14%
  • On-site37%
  • Individual contributor or manager: Individual contributor50%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

The job description from SalesPatriot

Posted by SalesPatriot on

The Mission

America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s.

Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and hoses) still move through email threads, excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs.

We're replacing that with an AI-native platform that makes aerospace, electronics, industrial, and defense supply-chain operations nearly autonomous. Faster quoting. Faster procurement. Full visibility. Real operational intelligence for the companies our nation depends on.

Quick Facts

  • YC W25 company. Top 5% growth in batch
  • Raised $10M+ from investors including Paul Graham, SV Angel, Pear VC, and CRV
  • Team of 20 co-live in our Warsaw & SF Hacker Houses
  • 7 figure ARR transacting ~$50M a week through our system

The Job

  • Go. Fly out and plant yourself inside the customer's operation. Weekdays are onsite (Wisconsin, New York, Miami, Los Angeles); weekends we regroup at the SF HQ to debrief and keep building.
  • Understand. Map how the company actually operates, from sales and supply chain teams to executives and CEOs. Learn the breakpoints choking their growth and speed.
  • Implement. Configure automations within SP Studio tooling so the platform accurately reflects the customer's needs. Build trust and confidence in SalesPatriot.
  • Iterate. Take ownership of customer implementation under the Lead FDE's guidance, learning how to scale impact. Keep finding and killing their most pressing problems, leading org-wide scaling, until SalesPatriot is the operating system their business runs on.

Work closely with your Lead FDE to navigate customer strategy, escalations, and org-wide issues.

What We’re Looking For

  • New grads welcome. What matters is that you've built and shipped things, so bring at least one full-stack project you can show us (GitHub repo, web app, or Loom demo).
  • Strong in TypeScript and at least one frontend framework (React, Svelte, Next, etc). Comfortable with SQL, preferably Postgres.
  • You want to learn the job from an experienced Lead FDE and grow into running your own customer implementations.
  • Personable. You can sit with a procurement team, ask good questions, and come back with something that works. Customers look forward to your updates.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity. The problem you solve on Tuesday may not be the one you flew in for on Monday.
  • Ready to travel every week and relocate full-time to San Francisco. This is not a remote role.
  • Absolute grinder. Interested in co-living (though not required).
  • Low ego, curious, intellectually honest. Focused on outcomes, not on being right.

The Process

Call with engineer → 1hr technical test → Call with founder → fly out to SF HQ (on us) → offer.

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
$150,000–$220,000
Pay details

$150K – $220K • 0.15% – 0.2%

Location
San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · Los Angeles, CA
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment type
Full-time
Travel
Travel required, amount not stated