$145,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)
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$120,000–$200,000USRemote
Forward Deployed Engineer who partners directly with customers from technical evaluation through production, combining frequent calls and pairing sessions with hands-on full-stack engineering.
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View posting at NangoAt a glance
Posted base pay
$120K–$200KBelow the median
Median $190K
This job$120K–$200KTypical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,484 postings$160K–$220KThe work
Builds what the customer runs
Balance
- Mostly building
- Mixed
- Mostly pre-sales or support
Project stages
- Pre-sales
- Proof of concept (not covered)
- Implementation
- Operations
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
- External customers
- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Individual contributor
What they ask for
Experience
Background
Tools
Less common in FDE jobs
- Company size: About 1–50 people8%
- Company stage: Early12%
- Fully remote25%
- Covers pre-sales26%
Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.
The job description from Nango
Posted by Nango on
Forward Deployed Engineer
Nango (YC W23) lets developers build product integrations with AI. It gives agents and applications access to the APIs their users rely on.
More than 700 paying customers use Nango today, including ServiceNow, Replit, Ramp. We are a YC-backed team of 14 from AWS, GitHub, Okta, Snyk, Netlify, Uber, Samsara, Workato, and other leading developer-tool companies.
We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help customers build with Nango and turn their needs into better products. This is a full-stack engineering role with heavy customer interaction. Expect frequent customer calls, Slack conversations, and pairing sessions alongside hands-on coding. Excellent communication and customer-facing skills are essential.
What You’ll Do
- Work directly with customers from technical evaluations to production & beyond.
- Lead customer calls, pairing sessions, and technical deep dives.
- Build integrations and resolve complex implementation and platform issues.
- Ship full-stack product improvements, from design through deployment.
- Keep customers informed with clear updates, expectations, and next steps.
- Shape the roadmap with what you learn from customers.
Who You Are
- You communicate exceptionally well in English, on calls and in writing.
- You build customer trust, listen carefully, and explain technical tradeoffs clearly.
- You enjoy frequent customer interaction and helping developers succeed.
- You have 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
- You translate customer needs into thoughtful, lasting product solutions.
- You are comfortable debugging APIs, integrations, and production systems.
- You manage multiple customer priorities and follow through reliably.
- Experience with developer tools or customer-facing engineering is a plus.
Location
This is a remote role open to candidates based in North America & Europe
About Nango
Open-source integration platform enabling AI agents and apps to connect with 700+ external APIs via pre-built, TypeScript-managed connections with OAuth, API keys, and automated scaling.
Seed · 10–50 people
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