Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

How do you turn ambitious use cases into real, working solutions that prove their value fast? As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you bring ideas to life through hands-on prototyping, transforming complex requirements into tangible, high-impact solutions.

You’ll operate at the edge of what’s possible with Coveo, working directly with customers and internal teams to validate new use cases, push product boundaries, and shape what comes next, before it reaches production.

Disambiguate and refine customer needs and requirements to shape a clear and compelling use case and solution

Build working prototypes and technical proofs based on approved use cases and architectures

Translate business and architectural requirements into functional, testable solutions

Validate feasibility, performance, and scalability through hands-on experimentation

Iterate quickly to refine solutions and accelerate readiness for production

Collaborate closely with Technical Engagement Managers and Technical Success Architects to ensure alignment with architectural direction

Generate reusable solution patterns and share implementation insights across teams

7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, system integration, or related fields

Strong ability to prototype across application programming interfaces (API), data pipelines, and front-end/back-end systems

Experience working in ambiguous, high-impact environments requiring rapid iteration