Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and highly adaptable Forward-Deployed Engineer to join our team at Foxglove. This role is ideal for a product-minded full-stack engineer who thrives in customer-facing environments and enjoys solving complex technical challenges in robotics and observability.

In Short

• Work directly with strategic customers to integrate Foxglove's platform.
• Architect and build end-to-end solutions using TypeScript/React, Node.js, Python, ROS, SQL.
• Draft clear scopes of work, timelines, and success metrics.
• Code side-by-side with customer engineers for successful adoption.
• Partner closely with Sales and Customer Success teams.
• Relay frontline insights to shape the product roadmap.
• Document best practices and mentor future engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript development.
• 3+ years in Robotics or Autonomous systems.
• Experience in customer-facing engineering roles.
• Proven history of rapid prototyping and iterative delivery.
• Front-end strength in React/TypeScript and back-end experience in Node.js or Python.
• Solid grasp of network and cloud architecture.
• Comfortable owning problems end-to-end.
• Willingness to travel extensively and work onsite with customers.

Benefits

• $175,000 to $230,000 OTE.
• Remote work when not onsite at customers.
• $300 monthly remote budget for workspace.
• 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break.
• All expenses paid company off-sites 2x/year.