Orb is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team. This is a unique role for an engineer who loves building product and working directly with customers. You’ll alternate between shipping production-ready features and partnering with customers to help them integrate, launch, and succeed with Orb.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a technical advisor during customer onboarding, guiding implementation, and helping unblock complex workflows.
- Build custom integrations or tooling to help customers succeed, then generalize those into core product features.
- Work closely with customers to understand their workflows, identify recurring needs, and help shape the roadmap with real-world insights.
- Contribute across the stack to deliver high-quality product features and improve internal tooling.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, and Customer Success to drive a great end-to-end experience.
- Improve the efficiency of customer-facing teams by reducing manual work through automation and tooling.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
Nice to Have
- Experience in a fast-moving or startup environment
- Energized by combining engineering with hands-on customer interaction, similar to a forward-deployed engineer or solutions architect
Technical Stack
- Typescript, React, Tailwind CSS, Python, PostgreSQL, Apache Druid, Clickhouse, Kafka, Spark Streaming, AWS
Team & Environment
You’ll collaborate closely with Customer Success and the broader Engineering organization.
Benefits & Compensation
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO plus an additional week off between Christmas and New Year’s
- 401k plan
- 16-week paid parental leave with equity vesting
- Commuter stipend
- Catered lunches in the office
- Meaningful equity in the form of stock options
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role with the primary office located in downtown San Francisco.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.




