Forward Deployed Engineer

Job description

TL;DR – We’re looking for an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer to help build the future of AI-powered software creation. You will be a founding member of our FDE function, working directly with our most ambitious customers to translate impossible ideas into real products. This is a unique opportunity to design a new discipline from scratch and solve problems with AI that no one has solved before. WHY LOVABLE? Lovable is the software creation platform that gives people the power to act on the problems closest to them. For decades, turning an idea into software required so much capital, technical fluency, and time that many ideas never came to life. Lovable is the counterargument: a platform for all people with ideas, ambition, and problems worth solving. From solopreneurs to small business owners to teams at companies like Adidas and Zendesk, people have built over 60 million projects on Lovable since its launch in November 2024. And we’re just getting started. We’re building a generational company from Stockholm, with growing teams in London, Boston, New York, and San Francisco. Our team is small, talent-dense, and moving quickly, with a culture rooted in extreme ownership, high velocity, and low-ego collaboration. We look for people who care deeply, ship fast, and are eager to make a dent in the world. Lovable is one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies and has been recognized on the Forbes AI 50 and CNBC Disruptor 50, reflecting our momentum as one of Europe’s fastest-growing AI companies and one of the most ambitious places to build in this next era of software. WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE SPECIAL? This isn’t a traditional software engineering role. You will: - Be one of the first Forward Deployed Engineers at Lovable - Create a new function at the intersection of engineering, product, customer success, and research - Partner with customers building never-seen-before AI systems - Build product features based on real-world behaviors and emerging patterns - Influence our core product direction and technical roadmap If you want to invent new categories, not just improve existing ones - this is that role. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - 5+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack products - Proficiency in modern frontend (React/TypeScript) and robust backend development - Strong architectural thinking and familiarity with distributed systems - Ability to rapidly prototype, experiment, and learn from real usage - Exceptional product intuition and ability to work directly with users - Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, high-agency environments Bonus if you’ve: - Worked on agentic AI systems or built with LLMs before - Led zero-to-one product development - Worked in a founding or early startup environment WHAT YOU’LL DO In one sentence: Deploy intelligence into the real world. - Work directly with customers to understand their workflows, needs, and problems - Design and implement solutions for our customers that integrate with Lovable - Translate insights from real usage into foundational platform improvements - Own projects end-to-end — from idea → architecture → shipping → iteration - Shape how Forward Deployed Engineering works at Lovable (rituals, playbooks, org design) - Contribute to core product strategy, technical decisions, and cultural foundations OUR TECH STACK We choose tools that empower both humans and AI: - Frontend: React, Typescript - Backend: Golang & Rust - Cloud: Cloudflare, GCP, AWS, multiple LLM providers - Tooling: Github Actions, OTEL, Grafana, Terraform, and more - Always evolving with what works best. HOW WE HIRE 1. Fill out a short form and hop on a brief intro call with our recruiting team. 2. Complete a quick live coding exercise. 3. Show us how you approach problems during several technical interviews. 4. Show us something you’ve built that makes you proud. ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION - Please submit your application in English - it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join - We treat all candidates equally - if you’re interested please apply through our careers portal.