Forward Deployed Engineer

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work with enterprise customers to deploy, configure, and optimize Stack Overflow's Professional Services engagements with precision. You'll lead deployments, integrations, and solution validation while shaping delivery playbooks and mentoring future engineers.

Requirements

• Bring 3+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work
• Have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous environments
• Write and review production-grade code across frontend and backend using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks
• Experience with enterprise integrations across developer tools like Slack, Teams, GitHub, Jira, or ServiceNow, including API-based and webhook-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and familiarity with containerization (Docker), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), or CI/CD pipelines.
• Working knowledge of MCP servers, RAG architectures, or enterprise AI deployment patterns.
• Experience with data ingestion and ETL patterns.
• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and business stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary
• Generous paid vacation
• Generous parental leave (16 weeks at 100% pay), family care leave, and unlimited sick days
• Industry-leading health benefits that are applicable per country of residence for all our full-time employees
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Home Internet stipend
• Professional allocation for your growth and development
• One-time allowance to assist with your home office setup
• Company-paid access to Calm, Bravely, LinkedIn Learning, MyAcademy and Overdrive