Forward Deployed Engineer II

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. Own the design, architecture, and delivery of tailored, production-grade solutions for complex, high-impact customer needs .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeSofia • BulgariaMid-LevelSenior💰 €56,000 - €83,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and delivering scalable, production-grade solutions while mentoring engineers and optimizing performance. Proficient in ReactJS, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on quality and usability.

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ReactJS ProficiencyTypeScript ProficiencyCloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP)Relational Database Expertise (PostgreSQL)Technical Project Leadership

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystem DesignData ModelingPerformance OptimizationDeployment PipelinesAI Tool UtilizationReusable Deployment FrameworksArchitectural Decision MakingCode Quality AssuranceScalability Solutions

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder ManagementMentoringCuriositySelf-Direction

Industry Keywords

Production SystemsHigh-Traffic ConditionsComponent LibrariesDesign SystemsCustomer-Facing Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPostgresReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design, architecture, and delivery of tailored, production-grade solutions for complex, high-impact customer needs
Identify potential blockers such as fragile pipelines, missing quality checks, and systems unable to support future customer commitments
Build tools and internal systems needed by the wider team
Evaluate engineering effort against business outcomes and lead tradeoff conversations
Turn one-off fixes into reusable infrastructure and repeatable deployment patterns
Make architectural decisions around reliability, scalability, and security
Create playbooks and documentation to scale deployments efficiently
Mentor and develop engineers through code reviews, architectural guidance, and established best practices
Work alongside staff-level engineers and, on some projects, directly with founders
Participate in spending and build-vs-buy decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong proficiency with ReactJS and TypeScript, with a high bar for code quality, usability, and accessibility
Deep understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), data modeling, and system design
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP), deployment pipelines, and production operations at scale
Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects end-to-end in ambiguous environments with shifting requirements
Track record of mentoring engineers and raising the bar on engineering practices within a team
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Innate curiosity and ability to obtain context needed to build the right thing
Heavy and critical use of AI as a tool, without substituting personal understanding
Self-directed ability to create work rather than wait for assigned tickets
Ability to recognize when a problem is not an engineering problem
Experience architecting and delivering production systems for LLMs or other AI-powered products in real-world, customer-facing environments (extra credit)
Background in component libraries, design systems, or reusable deployment frameworks (extra credit)
Proven experience with performance optimization and scaling full-stack applications under real-world constraints and high-traffic conditions (extra credit)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly competitive salary & equity
25 paid days off
Additional health insurance
610 EUR/ annual stipend for learning and development opportunities
Up to 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave for birthing and non-birthing parents