McKenzie Recruiting LLC · 9 hours ago
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $250K/yr
2+ years expMcKenzie Recruiting LLC is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to drive the technical side of their sales motion. This role involves partnering with Account Executives, guiding customers through technical evaluations, and owning solution design and implementation planning.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Act as a technical advisor to engineers and product leaders
Lead technical evaluations: requirements gathering, use-case assessment, solution design
Deliver custom demos, build proof-of-concepts, and create implementation plans
Proactively drive customer momentum through evaluation and onboarding
Anticipate and resolve technical blockers before they stall deals
Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Developer Success, and Engineering
Help shape and mature the FDE function as an early team member
Qualification
Required
2–5 years experience in a customer-facing technical role (Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, FDE, Solutions Architect)
Direct experience working with customers
Experience selling to developers or technical buyers
Actively codes and can build across APIs and modern web stacks
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Replit)
Comfortable driving technical conversations independently (not AE-dependent)
Benefits
Equity: Competitive
Visa: Sponsorship available on a case-by-case basis (no new H-1Bs)
Company
McKenzie Recruiting LLC
McKenzie Recruiting is a trusted partner in the realm of talent acquisition and management.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase