Role Description
About the Role
A fast-growing, pre-seed healthtech SaaS company based in Miami is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their small, high-velocity team. This company builds an integrated platform that automates and streamlines staffing operations for healthcare groups — spanning payroll, scheduling, credentialing, performance tracking, and AI-powered clinical documentation for urgent cares and emergency departments.
In this role, you'll work directly at the intersection of engineering and customer success — translating clinical and operational needs into shipped software, and traveling on-site to work alongside customers. This is an ideal role for an early-career engineer who is a strong builder, communicates well, and thrives in a customer-facing environment.
This is a fully on-site role in Miami, FL. Candidates from anywhere in the US are welcome to apply — relocation support is available. Frequent domestic travel is required for customer engagements.
What You'll Do
Build front-end and back-end features using TypeScript, React, Deno, Node.js, and SQL.
Collaborate directly with customers (clinical and operational teams) to gather requirements and iterate rapidly on solutions.
Deploy and operate services on AWS; troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
Travel frequently for on-site customer engagements, implementations, and deployments.
Contribute to product design and rapid prototyping — move ideas to shipped, reliable code quickly.
Participate actively in team culture and help coordinate logistics during travel.
What We're Looking For
Required:
0–1 years of professional software development experience (new graduates are welcome).
Proficiency in full-stack TypeScript development (frontend and backend).
Hands-on experience with React, Node.js, SQL, and AWS; familiarity with Deno is a plus.
Strong written and verbal communication skills — you'll work face-to-face with customers regularly.
Ability to ship reliable software quickly and ind...
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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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