Forward Deployed Engineer (Full-Stack)

About the Job

This role is being recruited by CoffeeSpace on behalf of Forge (https://withforge.com/), a Series A AI automation startup backed by OpenAI and Founders Fund, working with some of the world’s largest enterprises.

We’re helping Forge identify a small number of high-caliber engineers from our network who meet the bar for this role. If there’s a strong fit, you’ll start with an initial conversation via CoffeeSpace before speaking directly with the Forge founding team.

Forward Deployed Engineer (Full-Stack)

Location: New York or San Francisco (in-person)

Compensation: $150k-$220k base + competitive equity

Visa sponsorship: Available

Forge is building the next layer of human-computer interaction – using AI to automate the most complex manual processes inside large companies.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll work directly with enterprise customers to understand how their operations actually run, then build production-grade AI automations that replace hours of human work with reliable software.

This is a high-agency, high-ownership role that sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer execution.

What you’ll do

• Conduct deep process mining with customers to break down ambiguous workflows

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• Build robust automations using Forge’s AI + English-based programming model
• Architect solutions that scale reliably from pilot to full production
• Work directly with customer teams to iterate, deploy, and drive adoption
• Own deployments end-to-end, from discovery through rollout
• Define best practices that shape how Forge deploys to future customers

Expect roughly 60% technical work / 40% customer-facing work.

The ideal candidate

You’re likely a strong fit if you:

• Have real-world software engineering experience (full-stack or backend-leaning)
• Can build and reason about end-to-end systems, not just isolated components
• Enjoy talking to users and explaining technical ideas clearly
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks

Backgrounds that tend to do well:

• Forward Deployed / Solutions Engineers with strong technical depth
• Founding engineers or ex-founders
• Software engineers who’ve moved into product, consulting, or customer-facing roles

There’s no strict minimum years of experience – Forge optimizes for ability, judgment, and intensity.

About Forge

• Automates complex human workflows using AI
• 500k+ production runs completed with 98%+ quality
• Deployed globally across large enterprises
• Backed by top-tier investors
• Small, talent-dense team operating at very high ownership

Forge has an in-person culture – collaboration, speed, and customer proximity matter deeply.

Interview process

• Initial conversation with the Forge founding team
• Technical interviews + forward-deployed case discussions
• In-person work trial (1.5-3 days)

Next steps

• Apply via this LinkedIn job post
• We’ll review your profile and reach out if there’s a strong match
• If aligned, we’ll introduce you directly to the Forge team

If this role isn’t the right fit, we may also suggest other high-signal startup roles we’re recruiting for (we have dozens in the pipeline) – always with your permission.

A quick note on authenticity

This is a real, active role that CoffeeSpace is currently recruiting for on Forge’s behalf.

We don’t post fake or speculative jobs, and we only work with companies where we have direct access to the hiring team.