Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed with customers and partners to design, develop, and debug data security integrations for hybrid multicloud environments and Confidential AI platforms.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (Security/Systems)
Builds
Customer-specific integrations, connectors, attestation flows, and proofs of concept for Fortanix Confidential AI platform
Domain
Cybersecurity, Confidential AI, Hybrid Multicloud
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Linux systems (kernel, systemd, storage, networking, PCIe), Systems/Infrastructure/Platform engineering, Cryptography and PKI, Rust/Go/Python, Kubernetes/OpenShift/Slurm
Preferred skills
Customer-facing experience, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Slurm
Technologies
Kubernetes, OpenShift, Slurm, Rust, Go, Python
Responsibilities
Design and develop customer solutions integrating Fortanix platform into enterprise AI and security architectures; Build connectors and workload tooling to tie platform into existing stacks; Architect trust models including attestation and key-release flows; Build proofs of concept with clear success criteria; Shape product by converting field learnings into RFCs and feature designs; Contribute upstream to open-source community; Create reusable assets like reference architectures and design patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
