Forward Deployed Engineer, Platforms (US)

First seen Oct 4, 2026 · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026

$220,000–$280,000Brooklyn, NYOn-siteFull-time

Own end-to-end technical integrations for platform and marketplace deals that use Whop payments, working directly with customers and bridging sales and product.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$220K–$280KAbove the median

Midpoint $250K · median $190K

Median $190K

This job$220K–$280KSenior FDE postings1,864 postings · middle 50% of posted pay$160K–$220K

The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance Mostly building

Project stages

Pre-sales (not covered)
Proof of concept (not covered)
Implementation
Operations (not covered)

Coding: Writes production code
Builds for: External customers
Level: Senior
Role: Technical lead

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Conditions

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Work arrangement: On-site
Remote work restrictions: In-person in Brooklyn, New York, five days per week
Employment type: Full-time
Pay: Pay details
Compensation range: $220,000 to $280,000

The job description from Whop

Mission

Our mission is to deliver everyone a sustainable income. Right now 25,000 business operators earn over $7B per year. We will not stop until 1B people every month are making money on Whop.

Role

When sales closes a platform or marketplace deal that needs payments on Whop, you take it from the AE and finish the integration. You sit between the customer and product and drive the technical work to done.

This is a highly entrepreneurial role with a lot of freedom. You own the integration end to end.

What You’ll Do

Run every integration as a project, with status, next step, and timeline written down and current
Get into the customer’s codebase, ship what it takes, and get out
When the product or API is missing something, break the gap down and fill it so the next customer can use it too
Reply fast. A real answer in about 30 seconds is the standard.
Work with the AE and account team so the customer goes live cleanly

What We’re Looking For

Founder or ex-founder who built and integrated payments or marketplace infra
FDE, solutions engineer, or founding engineer background shipping with customers
Top-class engineer, fluent in APIs, automation, and integrations
Works in Cursor and Claude and can sit with a platform eng team without a translator