It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. Backed by Greylock and Sequoia.
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We are hiring a Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) to operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success. This is a field engineering role—not sales engineering—focused on hands-on deployment, troubleshooting, and driving real product outcomes inside customer environments. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
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We are hiring a Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) to operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success. This is a field engineering role—not sales engineering—focused on hands-on deployment, troubleshooting, and driving real product outcomes inside customer environments.
You will work directly with customer engineering teams to implement, configure, and optimize our Application Security (AppSec) solutions. Your mission is simple: make customers successful, remove friction, and ensure the product delivers real value in production.
Lead hands-on deployment, configuration, and integration of AppSec solutions in customer environments
Work directly with developers, engineering managers, and security teams to operationalize the platform
Identify product gaps and, when needed, fix bugs or contribute code alongside engineering
Partner closely with Customer Success on POVs, onboarding, and adoption strategies
Gather real-world usage insights and translate them into actionable product feedback
Strong experience with Application Security (AppSec) concepts (SAST, DAST, APIs, vulnerabilities)
Hands-on experience with APIs, cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), and modern...
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