Forward Deployed Engineer

Laminar

14d•Remote

About The Position

Laminar is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to embed with enterprise customers, understand their business operations, and build and deploy working software on their systems. The role involves scoping problems, developing solutions using Laminar’s platform, and taking projects from discovery through production. Insights gained through customer work will inform the product roadmap. This is a Member of Technical Staff / Engineering role working directly with Laminar’s founders and core engineering team. The position is remote-first, with a San Francisco hub; the company prefers candidates located in the US. Travel of up to 25% is required for customer onsite visits.

Requirements

At least 4 years of software engineering experience, including customer-facing or consulting work.
Hands-on Salesforce development experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, and the Salesforce data model.
Strong skills in at least one general-purpose programming language, such as Python, TypeScript, or Java.
Experience with APIs, integrations, and enterprise data.
Comfort working with LLMs and AI tools in production settings.
Clear communication with engineers and business leaders.
High ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to move quickly without waiting for direction.

Nice To Haves

Salesforce certifications, such as Platform Developer II or Application Architect.
Experience at a Salesforce systems integrator, consultancy, or ISV.
Background in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries.
Experience building agents or LLM workflows using Agentforce, OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar tools.
Prior startup experience.

Responsibilities

Embed with enterprise customers to understand their workflows, data, and pain points.
Design and build AI-powered solutions on Salesforce and adjacent business systems.
Take projects from discovery to production, including integrations, data migration, and deployment.
Configure and extend Laminar’s platform for each customer’s environment.
Serve as a trusted technical partner to customer engineering and business stakeholders.
Run demos, workshops, and technical deep dives with customer teams.
Turn field insights into product feedback and reusable components for the core team.
Debug production issues across systems the engineer did not build.