$150,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)
Posted by Nango · open on Ashby as of
$120,000–$200,000USRemoteFull-time
A customer-facing, full-stack engineering role partnering with customers from technical evaluation through production while building integrations and resolving complex platform issues.
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$120K–$200KBelow the median
Midpoint $160K · median $190K
Median $190K
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- Implementation
- Operations
- Coding
- Writes production code
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- External customers
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- Senior
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- Individual contributor
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The job description from Nango
Posted by Nango on
Forward Deployed Engineer
Nango (YC W23) connects AI agents to the 1,000+ systems where work happens, providing a critical connectivity layer for the AI stack.
Nango serves 700+ paying customers, including ServiceNow and Replit. We’re a YC-backed team of 20 from AWS, GitHub, Okta, Snyk, and other leading tech companies.
We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help customers build with Nango and turn their needs into better products. This is a full-stack engineering role with heavy customer interaction. Expect frequent customer calls, Slack conversations, and pairing sessions alongside hands-on coding. Excellent communication and customer-facing skills are essential.
What You’ll Do
- Work directly with customers from technical evaluations to production & beyond.
- Lead customer calls, pairing sessions, and technical deep dives.
- Build integrations and resolve complex implementation and platform issues.
- Ship full-stack product improvements, from design through deployment.
- Keep customers informed with clear updates, expectations, and next steps.
- Shape the roadmap with what you learn from customers.
Who You Are
- You communicate exceptionally well in English, on calls and in writing.
- You build customer trust, listen carefully, and explain technical tradeoffs clearly.
- You enjoy frequent customer interaction and helping developers succeed.
- You have 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
- You translate customer needs into thoughtful, lasting product solutions.
- You are comfortable debugging APIs, integrations, and production systems.
- You manage multiple customer priorities and follow through reliably.
- Experience with developer tools or customer-facing engineering is a plus.
Location
This is a remote role open to candidates based in North America & Europe
About Nango
Open-source integration platform enabling AI agents and apps to connect with 700+ external APIs via pre-built, TypeScript-managed connections with OAuth, API keys, and automated scaling.
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