Forward Deployed Engineer

About Position:

We are seeking a highly motivated Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with customers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to design, build, and deploy technology solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. This role serves as a critical bridge between customer requirements and engineering execution, transforming complex business challenges into scalable, secure, and production-ready solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong software engineering expertise, cloud experience, customer-facing communication skills, and the ability to drive successful solution delivery across diverse technology landscapes.

• Role: Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
• Location: All Persistent Locations
• Experience: 7 to 12 Years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Partner directly with customers to understand business challenges, goals, requirements, and success criteria.
• Conduct discovery workshops and collaborate with stakeholders to identify high-value business opportunities.
• Lead use-case identification, solution planning, and prioritization based on business value and ROI.
• Design and develop proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and production-grade solutions.
• Build scalable applications leveraging cloud platforms, APIs, microservices, data platforms, and enterprise technologies.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, architecture, and implementation plans.
• Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, reference architectures, and solution components.
• Drive end-to-end solution deployment, testing, integration, and production rollout activities.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, engineering teams, and delivery teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Monitor production systems and proactively identify performance, scalability, and reliability improvements.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and optimize application and platform performance.
• Present technical solutions, architecture recommendations, and demonstrations to customers and executive stakeholders.
• Support customer adoption, onboarding, and solution enablement activities.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, compliance, governance, and privacy requirements.
• Contribute to innovation initiatives involving AI, cloud modernization, automation, and enterprise transformation programs.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 7 to 12 years of overall experience in software engineering, solution engineering, customer-facing technical consulting, or related roles.
• Strong programming expertise in Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience developing enterprise-grade applications and distributed systems.
• Experience working with cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, API integrations, and Microservices Architecture.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, secure, and resilient solutions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Experience working directly with customers, business users, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience delivering proof-of-concepts, pilot solutions, and production deployments.
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with system integration and enterprise application architecture.
• Knowledge of AI/ML, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, AI Agents, or enterprise AI solutions is preferred.
• Understanding of observability, monitoring, and operational excellence practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, containerization, and orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience using GitHub Actions, Git, and modern development workflows.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for production environments.
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional, globally distributed teams.
• Strong customer-centric mindset with a focus on delivering measurable business value.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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