Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Coinflow. This role combines the skills of a software engineer with those of a customer-facing problem solver. You will work directly with customer engineering teams, designing and implementing integrations, troubleshooting in real-time, and ensuring smooth go-lives.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customer engineering teams to design, prototype, and implement integrations
• Build proof-of-concepts and code snippets that accelerate adoption
• Advisory on tradeoffs, system design, and best practices for scaling payments infrastructure
• Own technical onboarding from signed contract through production launch
• Debug live integration issues across APIs, SDKs, and payment flows
• Ensure every deployment is smooth, stable, and optimized for long-term growth
• Analyze transaction and integration data to identify bottlenecks and opportunities
• Guide customers in rolling out new features, payment methods, and advanced workflows
• Partner with Sales to expand accounts through technical credibility and solution depth
• Translate customer challenges into product insights for Engineering and Product teams
• Build internal tools, documentation, and reusable integration assets
• Help shape the playbook for how Coinflow scales technical deployments globally

Requirements

• 2–5 years of software engineering experience (or technical background)
• Coding ability in TypeScript and React, with fluency to debug, prototype, and teach others
• Adequate grasp of REST APIs, integrations, and distributed system data flows
• Comfortable writing database queries for debugging, reporting, and analysis
• Excellent communicator who thrives in customer conversations and technical workshops
• Curious, entrepreneurial, and comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Qualifications

• Bonus: Experience in payments, fintech, or transaction processing

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with distributed systems and API design
• Knowledge of payment processing and fraud prevention

Benefits

• Base salary range: $120,000 to $160,000 USD
• Eligibility for an equity grant
• Access to a wide array of benefits, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, and flexible time off

Pay

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, skills, qualifications, and business needs.

Schedule

Flexible work schedule to accommodate customer needs and remote work options.