Role Description
About the Role
Premier Global Links LLC is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer – Full Stack to build and ship customer-focused software solutions in a fast-moving technology environment.
This role combines full-stack software engineering, customer collaboration, rapid prototyping, data workflows, and product development. You will translate customer needs into production features, integrations, dashboards, and technical solutions—often on tight timelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and ship production software across backend, frontend, and data workflows.
- Work directly with customers to understand technical requirements and solve problems quickly.
- Develop custom features, integrations, dashboards, and customer-facing interfaces.
- Build data pipelines and workflows tailored to customer requirements.
- Shape and transform expert-generated data for specific customer use cases.
- Develop tools and features for data collection and evaluation workflows.
- Create rapid prototypes and iterate based on customer feedback.
- Identify one-off customer solutions that should become reusable platform capabilities.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to improve the core platform.
- Work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
Required Qualifications
- 2–5+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.
- Proven experience shipping production software in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Strong TypeScript and Python skills.
- Full-stack development experience across backend services, data pipelines, and frontend applications.
- Experience building scalable, production-quality software.
- Experience translating customer requirements into working technical solutions.
- Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
- Ability to work on-site 5 days per week in Flatiron, Manhattan, NYC.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working at both a large technology company and a high-growth startup.
- Experience at a VC-backed technology company.
- Founder experience with a VC-backed startup.
- Experience with Go, AWS, Vercel, or Supabase.
- Experience with AI/ML, evaluation systems, task design, or LLM-based applications.
- Experience working directly with customers on technical implementations.
Technology Environment
TypeScript | Python | Go | AWS | Vercel | Supabase | Full-Stack Systems | Data Pipelines | APIs
Compensation & Benefits
- $200,000–$280,000 annual salary, based on experience and qualifications.
- Competitive equity package.
- Relocation support may be available.
- Visa sponsorship may be available based on eligibility and business requirements.
Work Environment
This is a 5-day, on-site position in the Flatiron area of Manhattan, New York City.
The role requires working closely with customers and internal engineering teams in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Premier Global Links LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered based on their skills, experience, education, and qualifications.
About Forward Deployed Engineering
Forward Deployed Engineers are embedded directly with customers to build custom solutions, integrate products into existing infrastructure, and bridge the gap between product engineering and customer success. The role combines deep technical skills with the ability to operate in client environments and translate business requirements into working software.
Originally pioneered by Palantir, the FDE model has spread across AI, enterprise SaaS, and cloud infrastructure companies. FDEs write production code, architect integrations, train customer teams, and feed product insights back to the core engineering organization. At companies like OpenAI, Salesforce, and Databricks, FDE teams are treated as elite engineering units that can ship custom solutions in days rather than quarters.
Typical FDE stack: Python, TypeScript, SQL, REST/GraphQL APIs, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and increasingly LLM APIs and AI orchestration frameworks. Strong communication and the ability to context-switch between technical and business conversations are as important as coding ability.
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