Forward Deployed Engineer

AppGate

Forward Deployed Engineer designing and implementing technical solutions for enterprise customers. Working at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsDockerGoJavaScriptKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner directly with customers to understand technical requirements, workflows, and operational objectives.
Design and implement tailored technical solutions in customer environments.
Lead deployments, integrations, proof-of-concepts, and production rollouts.
Troubleshoot complex technical issues across infrastructure, networking, identity, APIs, and cloud platforms.
Translate customer challenges into scalable technical solutions.
Build scripts, automation, integrations, and lightweight applications to extend platform capabilities.
Develop APIs, connectors, and workflow automations.
Integrate with enterprise systems such as IAM, SIEM, endpoint management, cloud providers, and DevOps tooling.
Contribute reusable deployment patterns, templates, and tooling.
Work closely with Product, Engineering, Sales Engineering, Customer Success, and Support teams.
Provide product feedback based on customer needs and field experience.
Influence roadmap priorities through direct customer insights.
Document implementation best practices and operational runbooks.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers.
Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, and onboarding sessions.
Mentor customers and internal teams on deployment best practices.
Drive operational excellence and long-term customer success.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, systems engineering, DevOps, or related technical roles.
Strong experience with APIs, scripting, and automation.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Strong understanding of networking, authentication, and enterprise infrastructure.
Experience troubleshooting distributed systems and production environments.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in ambiguous environments.
Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites if required.
Experience working in customer-facing technical roles.
Experience with cybersecurity, zero trust, identity, or access management platforms.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, or infrastructure-as-code.
Experience with Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
Knowledge of enterprise security architectures and compliance frameworks.
Experience working in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Partner directly with customers to understand technical requirements, workflows, and operational objectives.
Design and implement tailored technical solutions in customer environments.
Lead deployments, integrations, proof-of-concepts, and production rollouts.
Troubleshoot complex technical issues across infrastructure, networking, identity, APIs, and cloud platforms.
Translate customer challenges into scalable technical solutions.
Build scripts, automation, integrations, and lightweight applications to extend platform capabilities.
Develop APIs, connectors, and workflow automations.
Integrate with enterprise systems such as IAM, SIEM, endpoint management, cloud providers, and DevOps tooling.
Contribute reusable deployment patterns, templates, and tooling.
Work closely with Product, Engineering, Sales Engineering, Customer Success, and Support teams.
Provide product feedback based on customer needs and field experience.
Influence roadmap priorities through direct customer insights.
Document implementation best practices and operational runbooks.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers.
Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, and onboarding sessions.
Mentor customers and internal teams on deployment best practices.
Drive operational excellence and long-term customer success. 🎯 Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, systems engineering, DevOps, or related technical roles.
Strong experience with APIs, scripting, and automation.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Strong understanding of networking, authentication, and enterprise infrastructure.
Experience troubleshooting distributed systems and production environments.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in ambiguous environments.
Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites if required.
Experience working in customer-facing technical roles.
Experience with cybersecurity, zero trust, identity, or access management platforms.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, or infrastructure-as-code.
Experience with Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
Knowledge of enterprise security architectures and compliance frameworks.
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Hard Skills & Tools

APIsscriptingautomationcloud platformsnetworkingauthenticationKubernetesDockerTerraformPython

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationmentoringindependent workcustomer-facinginfluencingoperational excellencetechnical advisingcollaborationdocumentation