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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

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Summary

Customer-facing senior engineer at an early-stage startup building AI-powered tools for the freight and logistics industry. Day to day: partner with logistics operations teams, translate workflows into system designs, and build full-stack AI tools with Node.js and TypeScript, including enterprise integrations and data pipelines, with regular travel to customer sites in Europe and Asia.

About the Role

Join an early-stage engineering team building AI-powered tools for the freight and logistics industry. In this customer-facing role, you will work closely with operations teams to understand complex workflows and turn their needs into reliable production software.

What You'll Do

  • Partner with logistics teams to understand their workflows and translate requirements into system designs.

  • Build AI-powered full-stack tools using Node.js and TypeScript.

  • Integrate with enterprise systems, APIs, event queues, and file transfer systems.

  • Build reliable data pipelines that handle messy information from multiple sources.

  • Help shape product direction and technical decisions with the engineering team.

  • Own work from design through deployment, iterate based on feedback, and travel regularly to customer sites in Europe and Asia.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 3 years of experience building full-stack applications or backend systems in production.

  • Strong TypeScript and Node.js skills, with React or another modern frontend framework as a plus.

  • Experience designing APIs, integrating external and enterprise systems, and building data pipelines.

  • Experience building and maintaining backend infrastructure, and working with tools such as Docker, Terraform, GCP, or AWS.

  • Clear communication skills and experience working directly with customers or end users.

  • Interest or experience in logistics, supply chain, AI/LLM architectures, or early-stage environments is beneficial.

  • Willingness to work hybrid from Berlin and travel regularly to customer sites.

Compensation & Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany, with regular travel to customer sites across Europe and Asia.

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