The Role
We're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team. You'll embed directly with enterprise customers to architect and ship production systems on Telnyx's global network-voice, messaging, AI, and wireless. This isn't about demoing products; it's about building real solutions that work at scale.
This role would suit a technical professional who thrives at the intersection of engineering and customer success. You're equally comfortable debugging SIP traces as you are leading a whiteboard session with a customer's engineering team. The ability to own outcomes from POC to production go-live is essential.
This role has 10-30% travel to customer sites for deployments, workshops, and escalations.
Responsibilities
• Embed with enterprise customers to understand their communications workflows, AI use cases, and integration challenges firsthand
• Build and deploy custom implementations: AI Voice Assistants, Telnyx APIs (Voice, Messaging, Fax, Wireless), WebRTC
• Lead POCs, pilots, and production launches from whiteboard to go-live
• Own customer outcomes-stay engaged until the solution is live and stable
• Collaborate directly with Product and Engineering to shape the roadmap based on field insights
• Create clear technical documentation, runbooks, and maintainable solutions for handoff
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration issues alongside customer teams
What We Are Looking For
• CS degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years building software or doing technical consulting
• Proficiency in multiple languages: Python, Node.js, Go-you're more dangerous in some than others
• Strong API fluency, event-driven thinking, and cloud-native instincts
• Exposure to SIP, WebRTC, or real-time voice/messaging systems
• Ability to translate "it's not working" into root cause
• Comfortable working on customer sites and in high-stakes technical conversations
Bonus Points For
• Experience with AI voice assistants, STT, or LLM-based conversational systems
• SQL proficiency (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle)
• ETL and data wrangling experience
• DevOps fundamentals (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
• Background in telecom, CPaaS, or high-growth SaaS
• Security mindset (IAM, encryption, audit logging)
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