Forward Deployed Engineer – Pre-Sales
WorkOS
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $240,000 per year
About the role
- Work directly with customers to design and implement solutions using WorkOS products
- Own technical outcomes end-to-end: discovery, architecture, implementation, iteration, and handoff
- Lead demos and proof-of-concepts
- Identify blockers early, propose solutions, and drive momentum without waiting for instructions
- Partner with Account Executives to support evaluations and expansions
- Share structured feedback with Engineering and Product to improve the platform based on real-world usage
Requirements
- Strong engineering fundamentals and comfort building across APIs and web stacks
- Pre-sales experience
- Proven ability to communicate clearly with customers and internal teams
- High agency: you proactively find problems and solve them (show us what you’ve built or led from 0→1)
- Excited by fast-paced, startup environments and ambiguous problem spaces
- Strong curiosity and adoption of modern tooling, including AI-assisted development workflows
- Bonus: Experience in developer tools, integrations, customer engineering, or technical consulting
Benefits
- Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family
- 401k matching
- Wellness and fitness monthly allowances
- PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave
- Autonomy and flexibility with remote work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
APIsweb stackstechnical outcomesarchitectureimplementationiterationproof-of-conceptsdeveloper toolsintegrationstechnical consulting
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingproactivecuriosityleadershipfeedbackcollaborationadaptabilityinitiativecustomer engagement