Forward Deployed Engineer

FleetPulse

$140K — $165K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years' experience as a professional software developer.
  • Experience with Kotlin, Java, Python, or another backend language.
  • Familiarity with AWS / GCP.
  • Experience with relational databases and schema design.
  • Strong focus on code quality and engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Accelerate team's initiatives to improve the FleetPulse platform.
  • Work directly with customers and stakeholders to own and lead projects end-to-end.
  • Contribute to both frontend and backend development on the platform.
  • Participate in code and design reviews to elevate technical standards.
  • Engage with product stakeholders to refine requirements and drive projects forward.

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company 6% 401k Match
  • Choice of three healthcare plans
  • Dental & Vision coverage
  • Company provided STD, LTD, and Life Insurance
  • 12 paid company holidays
  • Full paid parental leave
Full Job Description
This role is based in Chicago, IL, and candidates must be able to work on-site. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.

We're looking for an engineer who:
  • We're looking for an experienced software engineer to accelerate our team's initiatives and improve the FleetPulse platform. This isn't a role where you hand off a ticket and move on - you'll work directly alongside customers and stakeholders, own initiatives end-to-end, and ship solutions that have immediate, visible impact on the fleets that depend on us.
  • Our team owns the entire platform stack and there are opportunities to work both frontend and backend.
  • FleetPulse's technical stack is Kotlin/Spring, React, and React Native, but experience in any similar web application framework is valuable.
  • Ideal candidates will have full stack web application development experience with similar tools and should be comfortable tackling projects from end to end with similar tools and should be comfortable tackling projects from end to end.

Overview:
  • We're looking for an experienced software engineer to accelerate our team's initiatives.
  • FleetPulse's technical stack is Kotlin/Java, React, and React Native, but experience in any similar web application framework is valuable.
  • Ideal candidates will have full stack web application development experience with similar tools and should be comfortable tackling projects from end to end.
  • Enjoy seeing their own efforts have an outsized impact on the business and our customers.
  • Are passionate about API design, observability, and building platforms.
  • Are eager to learn and improve their craft as a software engineer and share that experience with their team members.
  • Elevate the team's technical standards, lead code and design reviews, and mentor engineers on best practices.
  • Excited to learn new technologies and contribute across the stack.
  • Are able to be a partner with our product stakeholder to refine requirements, work with others to figure out what needs to be done and drive a project forward - including engaging directly with customers to understand real problems and translate them into solutions.
  • Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and can help define what needs to be built, not just execute on a spec.

Your Qualifications:
  • 5+ years' experience as a professional software developer.
  • Experience with Kotlin, Java, Python or another backend language.
  • Experience with AWS / GCP
  • Familiarity with relational databases and schema design.
  • Passionate about code quality and engineering best practices.
  • Experience with large distributed systems with an emphasis on observability, instrumentation, monitoring.
  • Intuition for when to call it "good enough", and when to put in the extra time to polish.
  • You get along well with others and thrive in a collaborative environment.
  • Chicago, IL based.

Benefits:
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company 6% 401k Match
  • Choice of three healthcare plans
  • Dental & Vision
  • Company provided STD, LTD and Life Insurance
  • 12 paid company holidays
  • Full paid parental leave
  • Compensation range: $140,000 - $165,000 annually

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment: Employees must be able to travel to and attend the office to work in person, as required. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal to moderate.

Limitations and Disclaimer:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor that are in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or other characteristics. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Does this sound like you? Please apply - We'd love to connect more with you!

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