As one of Buildkite's first Forward Deployed Engineers, you'll take on scoped engagements with strategic customers from design through delivery. You'll work out what customers need, agree on a clear deliverable, build it as production code, and ensure it's handed off successfully.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to scope engagements before deals close, identifying gaps and opportunities.
• Define clear deliverables, estimates, and exit criteria for engagements.
• Develop core platform features, ensuring high-quality standards.
• Hand off built solutions to Product and Engineering teams.
• Assist in recognising FDE opportunities and explaining the role.

Requirements

• Experience shipping production software end-to-end in recent years.
• Technical expertise comparable to Buildkite's product engineers.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Comfortable working with large enterprises, handling evaluations, and security reviews.
• Strong scoping skills to define and manage engagement scope.
• Prioritise solving customer problems over selling or building shiny solutions.
• Product judgment to distinguish one-off solutions from broader needs.
• Desire to work closely with customers and build solutions.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading or supporting migrations from other CI/CD systems.
• Background as an early engineer at a developer tools, infrastructure, or B2B SaaS company.
• Familiarity with Buildkite.

Benefits

• 20 days paid annual leave plus 10 days sick & carer's leave.
• Ongoing remote-work allowance.
• Retirement and health coverage.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers.
• Confidential EAP & mental health support.
• Support for learning and growth.
• Flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks a year.

Compensation

• Base salary range: $223,000 - $247,000 USD.
• Equity-based compensation.
• No commission structure.

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