Forward Deployed Engineer

TL;DR

Forward Deployed Engineer: Working with strategic global customers to build and deploy solutions using hirify.global’s platform with an accent on writing production code and shaping technical architecture. Focus on influencing product direction and building long-term partnerships with world-class engineering teams.

Location: Toronto, ON. Maintain a regular on-site presence at customer locations to foster deep collaboration and cultural alignment.

Company

hirify.global is on a mission to help build a better Internet, running one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties.

What you will do

• Serve as the dedicated, long-term technical partner within a strategic customer’s engineering organization.
• Design, build, and deploy production-ready code and configurations directly into customer infrastructure using the hirify.global platform.
• Own the account's technical success across the entire hirify.global portfolio.
• Participate in customer engineering rituals, including daily standups, design reviews, and real-time incident response.
• Surface real-world edge cases and product gaps directly to hirify.global’s Product and Engineering teams to influence the developer platform roadmap.
• Establish and maintain trusted technical relationships with senior leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of delivering production-grade systems.
• Experience owning mission-critical services with real-world users, understanding on-call rotations and incident response.
• Proficiency with modern frameworks, languages, and deployment patterns.
• Broad technical fluency across the entire stack—from frontend performance and backend logic to database optimization and distributed infrastructure.
• Experience integrating AI-augmented workflows into your daily development cycle.
• Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Nice to have

• Direct experience building on hirify.global Workers, or the broader hirify.global Developer Platform.
• Previous experience at a fast-paced startup or in a customer-facing engineering role.
• A visible public profile, including open-source contributions, technical blogging, or speaking engagements at industry conferences.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.
• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave.
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave.
• Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.