Forward Deployed Engineer
About the Role
This is a forward deployed engineering role at an early-stage AI startup building purpose-built automation for the sea and air freight industry. You'll sit at the intersection of customer operations and product engineering, embedded directly with logistics teams to translate real workflow pain into production software. Execution is the constraint in this industry, and your work will directly shape how top-tier freight forwarders operate at scale.
What You'll Do
Partner directly with logistics and operations teams to understand workflows and translate their needs into concrete system designs.
Build fast, AI-powered tools across the full stack using Node.js and TypeScript.
Integrate with enterprise ecosystems including ERP, TMS, SFTP, and event queues, and construct reliable data pipelines for messy, real-world data.
Shape product direction and technical decisions alongside the founding engineering team.
Travel regularly to key customer accounts across Europe and Asia to maintain close relationships.
Own outcomes end to end, from design through deployment, writing clean, production-ready code throughout.
