Why This Role Stands Out
As a founding Forward Deployed Engineer at Nango, you'll have a unique opportunity to directly impact product development by translating customer needs into innovative solutions, while enjoying the flexibility of a remote role. This position is perfect for a mid-senior full-stack engineer with exceptional communication skills who thrives on customer collaboration and shaping the future of a rapidly growing, YC-backed company. Apply now to join a team of experienced professionals and make a significant contribution to the developer tools space.
Quick Overview
Job Description
Forward Deployed Engineer
Nango (YC W23) lets developers build product integrations with AI. It gives agents and applications access to the APIs their users rely on.
More than 700 paying customers use Nango today, including ServiceNow, Monday, Replit, Ramp. We are a YC-backed team of 14 from AWS, GitHub, Okta, Snyk, Netlify, Uber, Samsara, Workato, and other leading developer-tool companies.
We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help customers build with Nango and turn their needs into better products. This is a full-stack engineering role with heavy customer interaction. Expect frequent customer calls, Slack conversations, and pairing sessions alongside hands-on coding. Excellent communication and customer-facing skills are essential.
What You’ll Do
Work directly with customers from technical evaluations to production & beyond.
Lead customer calls, pairing sessions, and technical deep dives.
Build integrations and resolve complex implementation and platform issues.
Ship full-stack product improvements, from design through deployment.
Keep customers informed with clear updates, expectations, and next steps.
Shape the roadmap with what you learn from customers.
Who You Are
You communicate exceptionally well in English, on calls and in writing.
You build customer trust, listen carefully, and explain technical tradeoffs clearly.
You enjoy frequent customer interaction and helping developers succeed.
You have 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
You translate customer needs into thoughtful, lasting product solutions.
You are comfortable debugging APIs, integrations, and production systems.
You manage multiple customer priorities and follow through reliably.
Experience with developer tools or customer-facing engineering is a plus.
Location
This is a remote role open to candidates based in North America & Europe