Hybrid Forward Deployed Engineer

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Forward Deployed Engineer at HackerRank leading technical solutions and customer engagement for complex hiring workflows. Collaborating with teams to enhance customer experiences using technology.

Responsibilities

  • Lead pre-sales and post-sales demos, technical sessions, and onsite engagements to design, deliver, and productionize scalable solutions that show how HackerRank turns complex hiring and upskilling needs into simple, skills-based workflows.
  • Partner onsite with customers, engineers, recruiters, and business leaders to uncover developer needs, listen with empathy, and shape practical, goal-driven solutions.
  • Keep customer projects on track through disciplined execution and proactive updates.
  • Use the right tools, including AI when useful, to deliver faster, more reliable outcomes that strengthen HackerRank’s customer experience.
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to close feedback loops and surface field solutions ready for productization.

Requirements

  • 4–6 years of experience working in customer-facing engineering roles
  • A full-stack builder comfortable working with web applications, IDEs, APIs, integrations, back-end services, and developer tools and technologies
  • Confident speaking onsite with prospects and enterprise customers, gathering requirements, scoping solutions, and delivering results that drive measurable impact
  • A clear communicator who can go deep with engineers or simplify for non-technical crowds
  • A strong operator who plans, executes, and follows through, keeping projects organized
  • You lead with empathy, energy, and a problem-solver’s mindset.
  • Experience as a software, solutions, or sales engineer working with HR tech, ATS platforms, IDEs, developer tools, API-first or integration-heavy systems (even better)
  • A track record of seeing projects through from scoping to delivery, balancing customer needs with technical tradeoffs (even better)

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Forward Deployed Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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