Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Senior technical authority embedded with enterprise customers to guide deployment, architecture, and adoption of agentic development workflows for Coder's AI software development platform.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Post-Sales Solutions)
Builds
Self-hosted AI Development Environment and agentic AI workflows for enterprise teams
Domain
AI Software Development / Cloud Infrastructure / DevOps
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure design (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes cluster design and operations, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Linux systems administration, CI/CD pipeline design, Cloud security and identity management, Observability practices, Repeatable delivery pattern design
Preferred skills
AI coding agent deployment experience, Overlay networking tools (Tailscale), Internal developer portals (Backstage.io), LLM gateway infrastructure, AI governance frameworks, Disaster recovery design, Cloud cost optimization
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Linux, Tailscale, Backstage.io, LiteLLM, OpenRouter
Responsibilities
Guide customers through deployment architecture and environment design for agentic workflows; Own end-to-end onboarding engagements; Lead Get Well engagements to resolve architecture or organizational limitations; Design and document repeatable delivery patterns; Translate customer complexity into clear infrastructure guidance; Capture product feedback and advocate for roadmap improvements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing autonomy
