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Rezult Group

Forward Deployed Engineer

$100K - $130K Charlotte, NC, US Mid Posted October 28, 2026

Role Description

Rezult continues to make great strides toward enhancing the technology community nationwide. We are consistently looking for qualified professionals to join us in achieving success. Currently, we are searching for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to fulfill an immediate vacancy.

We are actively speaking with applicants that have a minimum of:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience required.
  • Minimum of 2+ years of post-college professional experience required.
  • Experience in data engineering, system integration, solutions engineering, implementation engineering, or a related technical field strongly preferred.
  • Strong SQL skills required.
  • Strong TypeScript skills required.
  • Experience working directly with customers or business stakeholders preferred.
  • Experience working with customer data, integrations, APIs, and data pipelines preferred.
  • Experience modeling data for business analytics required.
  • Forward-deployed, solutions, or implementation engineering experience strongly preferred, with Palantir-style FDE experience considered highly relevant.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both engineers and non-technical business users.
  • Experience building reusable, scalable code and solutions.
  • Comfortable working with AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, early-stage company where processes and playbooks are still being developed.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, ownership, and ability to execute projects from concept through deployment.

This individual will be responsible for:

  • Work directly with customers and multi-unit franchise operators to understand their data, systems, and business needs.
  • Build integrations and data pipelines that connect customer systems and deliver reliable, accurate data for business analytics.
  • Work inside complex and sometimes messy customer data environments to identify issues and develop scalable solutions.
  • Design and build onboarding systems that allow new customers to go live faster and more efficiently.
  • Develop reusable code and integration solutions that improve the platform and reduce implementation time for future customers.
  • Collaborate closely with customers, product, engineering, and customer success teams to scope, build, test, and deploy solutions.
  • Translate technical data and integration challenges into clear, understandable explanations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Model data to support business analytics and customer reporting requirements.
  • Identify opportunities to improve implementation processes, automation, and overall customer onboarding.
  • Work closely with the founding team and cross-functional stakeholders to help establish best practices for customer implementation and onboarding.
  • Utilize modern AI development tools, including Claude Code and similar technologies, to accelerate development and improve productivity.
  • Take ownership of projects from initial scoping through deployment, with a focus on tightly scoped solutions and rapid execution.
  • Help define and build the processes, systems, and playbook for what great customer onboarding looks like at an early-stage company.
  • Participate in special projects and other engineering initiatives as needed.
  • Demonstrate strong ownership, adaptability, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to operate in a fast-paced, early-stage environment.

This individual will be responsible for:

  • Work directly with customers to understand their data, systems, and business needs.
  • Build integrations and data pipelines that connect customer systems and deliver reliable, accurate data for business analytics.
  • Work inside complex and sometimes messy customer data environments to identify issues and develop scalable solutions.
  • Utilize modern AI development tools, including Claude Code and similar technologies, to accelerate development and improve productivity.
  • Design and build onboarding systems that allow new customers to go live faster and more efficiently.
  • Develop reusable code and integration solutions that improve the platform and reduce implementation time for future customers.
  • Collaborate closely with customers, product, engineering, and customer success teams to scope, build, test, and deploy solutions.
  • Translate technical data and integration challenges into clear, understandable explanations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Model data to support business analytics and customer reporting requirements.
  • Identify opportunities to improve implementation processes, automation, and overall customer onboarding.
  • Work closely with the founding team and cross-functional stakeholders to help establish best practices for customer implementation and onboarding.
  • Take ownership of projects from initial scoping through deployment, with a focus on tightly scoped solutions and rapid execution.
  • Help define and build the processes, systems, and playbook for what great customer onboarding looks like at an early-stage company.
  • Participate in special projects and other engineering initiatives as needed.
  • Demonstrate strong ownership, adaptability, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to operate in a fast-paced, early-stage environment.

Additional Information:

  • Location: Charlotte, NC — In Person
  • Employment Type: Permanent
  • Opportunity: Full Time
  • Openings: 1
  • Compensation: Salary + Equity

If your background, skills, and interest match the following; please apply online to ensure your credentials are reviewed by a skilled recruiter immediately. We look forward to working with you on this opportunity. For more information on Rezult and a list of additional job openings, please visit our website at www.rezultgroup.com.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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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