Job description
Forward Deployed Engineer
Location: Finland
Working Arrangement: Full-time, On-site
Salary: €100,000–€130,000 + Equity
The Role
We are seeking a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with enterprise customers, solving complex business problems and deploying AI-powered solutions into production.
You will own projects end-to-end, from understanding the initial problem and designing the solution through to deployment, optimisation and measuring business impact. This is a highly practical role for an engineer who enjoys working across software, systems, integrations and data while operating in an ambiguous, customer-facing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Work directly with enterprise customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria.
- Translate complex, open-ended problems into clear technical solutions.
- Build and deploy AI agents that integrate with enterprise systems and perform real-world tasks.
- Own production deployments, including reliability, performance and continuous improvement.
- Work with real customer data to test solutions, measure outcomes and iterate.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Develop tools, documentation and best practices to improve customer delivery.
- Take ownership of projects from initial problem definition through to production outcomes.
Essential Skills & Experience
- 5+ years' experience in software engineering or technical problem-solving roles.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and systems-thinking capability.
- Experience working across systems, integrations and data flows.
- Comfortable working directly with customers and managing ambiguous technical challenges.
- Experience taking ownership of projects through to production.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to learn quickly and operate effectively across different technologies and environments.
- Strong ownership mindset with a practical, problem-solving approach.
- Genuine interest in AI-powered systems and their application to real-world business problems.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer or other customer-facing technical role.
- Experience with AI agents, automation or conversational AI systems.
- Experience operating, monitoring and continuously improving production systems.
- Exposure to enterprise technology environments and complex integrations.
