Forward Deployed Engineer

Build alongside our clients. Turn ambiguous business problems into working software, and stay accountable for what it does in production.

The role at a glance CoMavenAI Discipline Engineering Location Charlotte, NC Working pattern Remote to start, then hybrid Employment Full time Discovery through production. Close to your customer.

Charlotte, NC

Remote to start, then hybrid
· Full time

Most of the value of AI in a real business isn't magic — it's a machine doing the tedious parts correctly, every time. We listen first, build what actually helps, and we're honest enough to say when AI isn't the answer. Now we're hiring our first Forward Deployed Engineers to sit shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients and build it with them.

Forward Deployed Engineer means exactly what it sounds like: you get embedded with our clients and build alongside them. You'll sit in the conversations where problems actually get defined — not just where tickets get assigned — and turn ambiguous business needs into working software, fast.

You'll get direct support from our product and engineering leadership, and just as importantly, you'll learn alongside them and help shape how we build as we grow. Sprint demos are part of our practice, and you'll run them. You'll be in front of clients regularly — discovery sessions, working sessions, demos, and the occasional hard conversation — and you'll own outcomes, not just code.

We're leaning into how the engineering role is evolving. In a given week you might wear the hats of product owner, designer, engineer, test engineer, and Dev Ops. If you're energized by navigating how AI is changing this profession — while still holding onto the fundamentals that make software actually work — you'll fit right in.

• Embed with client teams to understand their business, their workflows, and where software and AI can genuinely help
• Translate messy, ambiguous business problems into scoped, shippable solutions
• Build and deploy production software end to end — discovery through design, implementation, testing, and operations
• Run sprint demos and working sessions with client stakeholders
• Work daily with AI development tools and agentic workflows, and bring real judgment to what they produce
• Partner directly with company leadership on solution direction and client strategy

• 1–5 years of software engineering experience
• A degree in computer science or a similar field
• Solid software engineering fundamentals: you can design, build, debug, and ship production systems and explain your decisions
• Strong fundamentals in at least one language and framework
• Experience building with modern stacks
• Comfort in the room with clients: you listen well, ask sharp questions, communicate clearly, and stay composed when requirements shift
• Genuine comfort with ambiguity — you'd rather figure out the right thing to build than be handed a spec
• An ownership mindset: you care about the client's outcome, not just your commit history
• Enthusiasm for AI-assisted development paired with the discipline to verify, test, and hold a quality bar

This is a Charlotte, NC based role. We're remote to start, and we'll transition to a hybrid rhythm once we open our Charlotte office — which we expect within the next year or so. The role includes in-person work at client offices, often reached by car. Occasional flight travel is also part of the job — think quarterly, plus the odd conference — not a weekly grind.

We're a team of parents and we build our travel expectations accordingly.

• Health insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• No equity — we'd rather tell you that upfront than dress it up. Profit sharing is something we're exploring as we grow.
• The chance to help build an engineering…