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Forward-Deployed Engineer

· Job Posted January 26, 2026
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We are looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to join our Professional Services team. This is not a traditional consulting role—you will embed directly with our most strategic enterprise customers to drive transformational outcomes across frontend modernization, platform migrations, and AI adoption. In this role, you will lead complex Next.js migrations, architect high-performance applications, and build production AI solutions—all within customer environments. You'll work hands-on-keyboard alongside customer teams, whether you're migrating a legacy React application to App Router, conducting a deep-dive code audit, or deploying production agents using Vercel's AI SDK. You will be equally comfortable leading a technical discovery session with engineering leadership as you are refactoring a complex rendering strategy or optimizing an agentic workflow. Our Forward-Deployed Engineers operate with high agency and autonomy. You'll navigate ambiguous enterprise environments, assess technical debt, design migration strategies, and deliver measurable business value—all while building long-term relationships that expand our partnership with each customer. You will report to the Director of Professional Services and will be remote-first with significant travel (25-40%) to customer sites for embedded engagements.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead complex frontend migrations—modernizing legacy React, Vue, or other frameworks to Next.js
  • Conduct technical assessments and code audits
  • Architect and implement high-performance Next.js applications
  • Optimize Core Web Vitals and application performance
  • Build production AI solutions using Vercel's AI SDK and AI Cloud
  • Embed with strategic customers to build production applications
  • Drive enablement and knowledge transfer through workshops, pair programming, and documentation
  • Navigate complex enterprise environments by building relationships with stakeholders
  • Participate in pre-sales activities by providing technical expertise
  • Contribute to our service evolution by identifying repeatable patterns

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 2 years in a customer-facing technical role (consulting, solutions engineering, forward deployed engineering, or technical founder experience)
  • Expert-level TypeScript skills
  • Deep expertise in Next.js, with a proven track record of architecting and delivering complex applications using App Router, Server Components, server-side rendering (SSR), static generation (SSG), incremental static regeneration (ISR), and edge functions
  • Demonstrated experience leading frontend migrations
  • Mastery of React and its ecosystem, including advanced state management, performance optimization, and modern patterns like streaming, suspense, and concurrent features
  • Production experience with LLMs and AI applications, including prompt engineering, agent development, and tool use patterns
  • High agency with comfort in ambiguity
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Business acumen
  • Willingness to travel 25-40% to customer sites

Nice to have

  • Have led large-scale migrations from legacy frameworks (Create React App, Gatsby, custom webpack setups) to Next.js in enterprise environments
  • Have expertise in performance optimization and Core Web Vitals
  • Have experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP), building MCP servers, or implementing complex tool-use patterns in production AI applications
  • Have led enterprise AI transformation initiatives
  • Have worked with micro-frontends, module federation, or multi-team frontend architectures
  • Have contributed to the Next.js, React, or AI SDK open-source projects, or maintain popular related libraries
  • Have experience with enterprise deployment patterns including security reviews, compliance requirements, and multi-region architectures
  • Have a background in financial services, healthcare, retail/e-commerce, or media
  • Have spoken at conferences or published thought leadership on frontend architecture, migrations, or AI applications

What we offer

  • Great compensation package and stock options
  • Inclusive Healthcare Package
  • Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills
  • Flexible Time Off - Flexible vacation policy with a recommended 4-weeks per year, and paid holidays
  • Remote Friendly - Work with teammates from different time zones across the globe
  • We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed
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