Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Ladders
RemoteFull-time$178,500–$210,000Posted Sep 14, 2026

About the role

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Consumer Technology space.

This role will partner closely with enterprise customers to understand marketing and web workflow needs and deliver tailored technical solutions. You will design and implement agentic workflows, integrations, and deployment safeguards that support reliable performance in production environments. The position also involves collaborating cross-functionally to identify risks, document systemic issues, and create reusable frameworks that improve future implementations.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $178,500 – $210,000 annually

Responsibilities

Partner with enterprise accounts to analyze marketing and web workflows

Design and implement agentic workflows utilizing APIs and AI

Build integrations between the company's platform and various external systems

Establish safeguards and monitoring for deployed web solutions

Ensure deployments can handle production conditions and constraints

Document workflow breakdowns to highlight systemic issues

Develop reusable blueprints and share learnings from projects

Collaborate with sales to mitigate risks for complex deployments

Qualifications

4-6 years of experience in solutions engineering, forward deployment, or customer-facing technical roles

Strong knowledge of AI, APIs, automation, data pipelines, and integration patterns

Solid foundation in front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks

Experience supporting systems managing live web properties at scale

Familiarity with workflow automation tools like n8n

Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver unique projects

Willingness to travel for embedded engagements as needed

Benefits

Equity in the company through RSUs for permanent employees

Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, and vision

12 weeks of paid parental leave and additional support for family planning

Flexible vacation and sabbatical programs for recharging

Access to mental health resources, therapy, and coaching

401(k) with 100% employer match, and global retirement savings support

Monthly stipends for work-related and wellness expenses

Annual bonus program for eligible employees

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with enterprise accounts to analyze marketing and web workflows
  • Design and implement agentic workflows utilizing APIs and AI
  • Build integrations between the company's platform and various external systems
  • Establish safeguards and monitoring for deployed web solutions
  • Ensure deployments can handle production conditions and constraints
  • Document workflow breakdowns to highlight systemic issues
  • Develop reusable blueprints and share learnings from projects
  • Collaborate with sales to mitigate risks for complex deployments

Qualifications

  • 4-6 years of experience in solutions engineering, forward deployment, or customer-facing technical roles
  • Strong knowledge of AI, APIs, automation, data pipelines, and integration patterns
  • Solid foundation in front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks
  • Experience supporting systems managing live web properties at scale
  • Familiarity with workflow automation tools like n8n
  • Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver unique projects
  • Willingness to travel for embedded engagements as needed

Benefits

  • Equity in the company through RSUs for permanent employees
  • Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, and vision
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave and additional support for family planning
  • Flexible vacation and sabbatical programs for recharging
  • Access to mental health resources, therapy, and coaching
  • 401(k) with 100% employer match, and global retirement savings support
  • Monthly stipends for work-related and wellness expenses
  • Annual bonus program for eligible employees

Skills mentioned

AI AgentsGenerative AIAPI IntegrationREST APIsAutomationn8nData PipelinesJavaScriptHTMLCSS

About Ladders

We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.

Technology51-200 employeesNew York

H-1B sponsorship history

Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.