[Hiring] Forward Deployed Engineer @Interview Kickstart

Role Description

This is a full-time opportunity with a leading technology company focused on API management and AI connectivity. We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with enterprise customers on technical implementations, platform modernization, automation, and complex engineering challenges. The role combines hands-on software development, technical problem-solving, and customer collaboration to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions.

Eligibility: U.S. citizenship is required to support government and public-sector customers.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement solutions involving APIs, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• Build software, automation frameworks, custom integrations, and migration tools for enterprise implementations.
• Collaborate with customer developers, platform engineers, architects, security teams, and executives to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Develop deployment workflows, CI/CD integrations, scripts, and infrastructure automation.
• Create technical documentation and reusable solutions while sharing customer feedback to support product improvements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), professional services, or customer-facing engineering.
• Strong hands-on software development experience, including APIs, integrations, or distributed systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Linux, networking, and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, or Lua, with familiarity with automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience in API management, SaaS, middleware, open-source technologies, or infrastructure software is highly preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on builder mindset.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Excellent customer communication, collaboration, and execution skills, with a strong sense of ownership.