Forward Deployed Engineer

Laurel

Forward Deployed Engineer at Laurel working on AI-powered systems directly with customers. Responsible for production-grade solutions, deployments, and customer impact.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇲🇽 MexicoMid-LevelSenior💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work directly with customers and Laureates to understand operational workflows, constraints, and technical environments
Design and implement production-grade solutions across backend services, orchestration layers, integrations, and internal tooling
Write high-quality code across the stack — typically TypeScript, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
Own deployments end-to-end: discovery, architecture, implementation, testing, rollout, monitoring, and iteration
Debug complex issues across customer systems, infrastructure, authentication, APIs, and data pipelines
Collaborate closely with Product and Core Engineering to turn field learnings into reusable platform capabilities
Rapidly prototype new functionality while maintaining strong engineering judgment around scalability and maintainability
Translate ambiguous customer needs into clear technical plans and execution paths
Help customers operationalize AI safely and effectively in real production environments
Help accelerate the implementation team’s efforts to reduce time to impact for customers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have 4+ years of experience building production software systems
Are comfortable moving across backend, infrastructure, integrations, and customer environments
Can independently architect and ship complex systems with minimal oversight
Have experience with APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data-intensive applications
Have worked with LLMs, AI agents, retrieval systems, orchestration frameworks, or applied AI systems in production
Thrive in ambiguous environments where requirements evolve quickly
Can communicate clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Care deeply about speed, iteration, and customer impact
Are excited to work directly with customers and own outcomes, not just tickets

Benefits

Comp & perks

Great employee benefits, including equity and 401K
Bi-annual, in-person company off-sites, in unique locations, to grow and share time with the team
Opportunities to perform at your best while growing
Making a meaningful impact on the company's trajectory
Inclusive culture encouraging unique perspectives

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptAPIsdata pipelinescloud infrastructureproduction software systemsdistributed systemsLLMsAI agentsorchestration frameworksapplied AI systems

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycustomer focusengineering judgmentiterationclarity in ambiguityownershipspeed