Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

4M Analytics

. Build and ship production-quality software in response to real customer problems .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in building and deploying software solutions in customer-facing environments, with strong capabilities in data management, cloud systems, and enterprise integration. Proven leadership in mentoring teams and making architectural decisions in ambiguous settings.

Highest-signal resume keywords

8+ Years Software Development ExperienceLeadership Experience in Technical DirectionStrong Fundamentals in Data and DatabasesFluency with AI Coding and Modern Development PracticesExperience with Geospatial and GIS

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentData ManagementCloud SystemsDistributed SystemsEnterprise Integration PatternsAI CodingAgentic FlowsSecurity and AuthenticationPrototypingField Solution Scaling

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationCollaboration with Remote TeamsComfort with AmbiguityMentoring

Tools & Technologies

Enterprise APIsUtility GISNational Field-Technology PlatformsIndustry Ticketing NetworksIoTMobile HardwareField Hardware

Industry Keywords

Utility SoftwareEnergy SoftwareTransportation SoftwareAEC SoftwareIndustrial Software

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsIoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and ship production-quality software in response to real customer problems
Prototype and validate solutions in the field, then harden them
Spend time at customer and job sites alongside field crews, operations teams, and physical devices
Own integrations with enterprise APIs, utility GIS, national field-technology platforms, and industry ticketing networks
Work with undocumented behavior, legacy systems, and messy data
Turn field learning into reusable, scalable product capabilities
Partner with core engineering to scale field solutions into products
Set priorities, manage time, and make architecture decisions without a finished specification
Mentor engineers as the US team grows
Collaborate closely with the Israel-based engineering center across time zones

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years building software, with a track record of shipping across the stack
Demonstrated success personally building and deploying systems in ambiguous, customer-facing environments
Leadership experience, including mentoring, setting technical direction, or running a small team
Strong fundamentals in data and databases, cloud and distributed systems, security and authentication, and enterprise integration patterns
Ability to learn an unfamiliar system quickly and make it work in the field
Fluency with AI coding, agentic flows, and modern development practices
Excellent written and verbal communication
Discipline to collaborate well with a remote team
Comfort with ambiguity
Bonus experience with geospatial and GIS
Bonus experience with IoT, mobile, or field hardware
Bonus experience with utility, energy, transportation, AEC, or industrial software

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to grow into owning broader product areas, leading new segments, or shaping the AI-product strategy
Opportunity to grow and lead a US engineering team
Regular travel to customer and field sites
Several trips a year to the R&D center in Israel