HackerRank Series D
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY On-site $160K–$185K Senior (6+ yrs) Added Jun 29
About the role
We're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work onsite with our customers, serving as the primary technical presence in customer engagements, leading pilots, demos, and supporting customer evaluation and successful adoption. This role blends deep customer engagement with technical execution.
What you'll do: Lead customer-facing engagements including discovery, pilots, and demos, acting as the primary technical voice in front of prospects and customers. Partner onsite with customers, engineers, recruiters, and business leaders to uncover developer needs. Keep customer projects on track through disciplined execution and proactive updates. Use the right tools, including AI when useful, to deliver faster, more reliable outcomes. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to elevate the voice of the customer.
Who you are: A customer-facing technical lead with full-stack depth to configure, debug, and explain web applications, integrations, and generate API scripts as needed (Ruby or Python). Confident leading conversations onsite with prospects and enterprise customers while gathering requirements. A clear communicator who can go deep with engineers or simplify for non-technical crowds.
Even better if you have: Experience as a software, solutions, or sales engineer working with HR tech, ATS platforms, IDEs, developer tools, API-first or integration-heavy systems. A track record of seeing projects through from scoping to delivery.
Industry
HR Tech / Developer Skills Assessment Platform
Top skills for this role
- Enterprise customer-facing technical lead (onsite)
- 2. API integration and full-stack debugging (Python/Ruby)
- 3. HR tech / developer tools domain expertise
Languages
PythonRuby
Frameworks & tools
REST APIsATS platformsIDEsdeveloper toolsAPI-first integration systems
AI / ML skills
AI tools for faster delivery (no specific ML expertise required)
Customer skills
Technical solutions engineering; requirements gathering; stakeholder management (technical and non-technical); project ownership from scoping to delivery; onsite customer partnership
Domain knowledge
HR technology; ATS platforms; developer tools; enterprise customer implementations
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