Wonderful
Engineering
ForwardDeployedEngineer
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“Forward Deployed Engineer at Wonderful. Skills: AI agents, System design. Partner with customers. Understand operational challenges”
What You'll Achieve.
Own production outcomes; Achieve business impact
Industry & Context.
Technical problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in software engineering, 5+ years of technical problem-solving roles, Fundamentals in software design, Fundamentals in system thinking, Experience working across systems, Experience working with integrations, Experience working with data flows, Comfort working directly with customers, Comfort owning ambiguous problems, Clear communication skills, Ownership mindset
Nice to Have
Experience in forward-deployed roles, Experience in solutions engineering roles, Experience in customer-facing roles, Exposure to AI agents, Exposure to automation, Exposure to conversational systems, Experience operating production systems, Experience improving production systems
What You'll Do.
Partner with customers
Understand operational challenges
Understand success criteria
Translate open-ended problems
Design technical implementations
Implement technical solutions
Integrate agents with customer systems
Perform real tasks with agents
Ensure deployment reliability
Ensure deployment performance
Improve deployments continuously
Iterate based on results
Collaborate with Product
Collaborate with Engineering
Ship high-quality solutions
Contribute to documentation
Contribute to best practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product & Engineering
Communication Scope
Clear communication
Full Job Description
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) ABOUT Wonderful Wonderful https://www.wonderful.ai enables enterprises to build, test, deploy, and monitor AI agents for their most complex needs, serving customers and employees seamlessly across voice, chat, email, and back-office systems in any language or cultural context. ROLE OVERVIEW As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Wonderful, you’ll solve high-impact, real-world problems alongside enterprise customers and own work from first principles through production outcomes. You’ll work directly with customers to understand critical workflows, design AI-driven solutions, and deploy agents that operate reliably in production. You’ll own projects end-to-end from problem definition and system design to launch and iteration - and be accountable for real business impact. This is a hands on-generalist role for engineers who enjoy navigating ambiguity, learning quickly, and working across systems while partnering with enterprises as they become AI-driven organizations. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria - Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations - Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks - Own deployments, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement - Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results - Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions - Contribute to tools, documentation, and best practices that scale customer delivery WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - 5+ years of experience in software engineering or technical problem-solving roles - Strong fundamentals in software design, system thinking - Experience working across systems, integrations, and data flows - Comfort working directly with customers and owning ambiguous problems - Clear communication skills and a strong ownership mindset - Curiosity and interest in building AI-powered systems
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