Founding Forward Deployed Engineer — EMEA / Remote
Job Description:
Remote (EMEA)
$100,000 – $150,000 + equity
Full-time | Senior | Foundational Role
About the Role
Our client is building a modern platform for software supply chain security, enabling organizations to gather, secure, and contextualize all SDLC data across their environments.
They are hiring a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer — a rare, high-impact role at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success. This is not a traditional Solutions Architect position. You will code daily, work directly with strategic enterprise customers, and shape both the product direction and this function itself.
As a founding member of this role, you'll help define how the company partners with its most demanding customers — often Fortune 500, financial institutions, and highly regulated organizations.
What You'll Do
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Write production code daily, primarily in Go
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Build fast proofs of concept (POCs) and production-ready integrations
- Implement complex CI/CD, Kubernetes, GitOps, and observability workflows
- Work hands-on inside customer environments to deploy and refine solutions
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Act as the technical bridge between customers and core engineering
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Identify patterns, risks, and opportunities early — before they escalate
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Feed real-world insights back into product strategy and roadmap
What We're Looking For
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5+ years as a Senior / Staff Engineer, Architect, or equivalent
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Strong hands-on coding experience (Go strongly preferred)
- Experience supporting enterprise customers (Fortune 500, finance, government)
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Deep, practical understanding of modern software supply chains
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Experience with POCs, integrations, and production systems
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Familiarity with CI/CD, Kubernetes, GitOps, and observability tooling
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Excellent synchronous and asynchronous communication skills
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Calm, pragmatic, and effective under pressure
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Genuine interest in supply chain security and open-source ecosystems
How You'll Work
- Builder-first mindset: you dont just suggest solutions — you implement them
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High ownership, high trust, and minimal bureaucracy
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Pragmatism over perfection
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Comfortable shifting context quickly to support global customers
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Willing to jump on a call when it matters
What This Role Is Not
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Not a slideware or advisory-only role
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Not a feature-request handoff position
- Not a place to hide behind async communication during critical moments
Why Join?
- Foundational role with real influence on product, customers, and culture
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Direct exposure to complex, real-world enterprise environments
- Opportunity to shape how a next-generation security platform is adopted at scale
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Competitive compensation with meaningful equity upside
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Remote-first setup across EMEA
Apply now if you want to build, ship, and deploy real systems — and help define what forward deployed engineering looks like from day one...