7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, system integration, or related fields
Proficient in prototyping across APIs, data pipelines, and front-end/back-end systems
Experience in high-impact environments requiring rapid iteration
Strong problem-solving skills with an experimentation-driven mindset
Responsibilities
Disambiguate and refine customer needs to create clear use cases
Build working prototypes and technical proofs based on use cases
Translate business and architectural requirements into functional solutions
Validate feasibility and performance through hands-on experimentation
Iterate quickly to refine solutions for production readiness
Collaborate with Technical Engagement Managers to ensure architectural alignment
Generate reusable solution patterns and share insights across teams
Benefits
Opportunity to work directly with customers in technical roles
Flexible and innovative work environment
Encouragement of passion and transferable skill sets
Access to professional development and opportunities to influence product evolution
Collaborative culture fostering knowledge sharing among teams
Full Job Description
As our Forward Deployed Engineer, you will:
Disambiguate and refine customer needs and requirements to shape a clear and compelling use case and solution
Build working prototypes and technical proofs based on approved use cases and architectures
Translate business and architectural requirements into functional, testable solutions
Validate feasibility, performance, and scalability through hands-on experimentation
Iterate quickly to refine solutions and accelerate readiness for production
Collaborate closely with Technical Engagement Managers and Technical Success Architects to ensure alignment with architectural direction
Generate reusable solution patterns and share implementation insights across teams
Here is what will qualify you for the role:
7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, system integration, or related fields
Strong ability to prototype across application programming interfaces (API), data pipelines, and front-end/back-end systems
Experience working in ambiguous, high-impact environments requiring rapid iteration
Strong problem-solving skills with an experimentation-driven mindset
What will make you stand out:
Experience working directly with customers in technical, solution-oriented roles
Ability to navigate between business context and deep technical execution
Curiosity and drive to explore new approaches and push product capabilities further
Experience contributing insights that influence product or platform evolution
Do you think you can bring this role to life? Or add your own color? You don't need to check every single box; passion goes a long way and we appreciate that skillsets are transferable.
Send us your application, we want to hear from you!
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About Coveo
Coveo is a software-as-a-service search engine, powered by artificial intelligence based in Quebec, Canada. The Coveo Relevance Cloud offers ecommerce, customer service, digital workforce, and website search.
