Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward deployed engineering means sitting with the customer rather than behind the product, and that is exactly what this is. You are the primary technical presence in HackerRank's customer engagements: leading pilots and demos, supporting evaluations, and working onsite with customer engineers, recruiters and business leaders to shape what they actually need. The technical content is real. The posting asks for enough full stack depth to configure, debug and explain web applications and integrations, and to write API scripts in Ruby or Python when an engagement needs them. It is a blend of engineering, consulting and delivery, and the posting says the ideal person wants every project to feel like a new challenge, which is a reasonable description of the job's variety and its churn.

What the posting requires: a customer facing technical lead with enough full stack depth to configure, debug and explain web applications and integrations, and to generate API scripts as needed in Ruby or Python. Confidence leading onsite conversations with prospects and enterprise customers while gathering requirements and shaping technical approaches. Clear communication that can go deep with engineers or simplify for non technical audiences. Strong operational discipline in planning, executing and following through.

Nice to have: experience as a software, solutions or sales engineer working with HR technology, applicant tracking systems, IDEs, developer tools, or API first and integration heavy systems; and a track record of taking projects from scoping through delivery.

The day to day: leading customer facing engagements including discovery, pilots and demos as the primary technical voice; partnering onsite with customers to uncover developer needs and shape solutions; keeping projects on track through disciplined execution and proactive updates; using AI tooling where it delivers faster and more reliable outcomes; and collaborating with product, engineering and go to market teams to represent the customer.

Location and office reality: hybrid in Bengaluru, India, with the role itself involving onsite work at customer locations. Expect travel.

⚠️ Years of experience: HackerRank states no figure on this posting. We write no number rather than guessing, so it will not appear under an experience filter.

Who this is for: an engineer who likes customers and variety and does not want a single codebase. Readers asked for technical account management and customer success roles by name, and this is one of the more technical versions of that shape. If being onsite at a customer site regularly does not appeal, skip it.