Forward Deployed Engineer

Luv Bridal•American Fork, UT

About The Position

Luv Bridal is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help build applications, integrations, data products, automations, and AI tools that support the business. This is a builder-focused role rather than a traditional IT position. The engineer will work directly with company leadership and teams to understand operational challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop practical, scalable technology solutions. Projects may include internal applications, AI-powered tools and agents, dashboards, workflow and approval systems, customer and employee applications, product-development tools, integrations, data products, and rapid prototypes. The role requires moving from business problem definition through workflow design, data, architecture, prototyping, and production. Some work will become long-term enterprise applications, while other work will be rapid experiments. Solutions should be secure, maintainable, appropriately scalable, and aligned with business needs. The technology environment includes Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Fabric and Azure, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Copilot and Copilot Studio, BridalLive retail ERP/CRM/POS, Shopify, APIs, custom applications, AI systems, and retail and business data. The engineer will collaborate with the internal technology team, company leadership, operational teams, and external technology partners. They may own projects end-to-end or work with specialists in ERP, data engineering, infrastructure, reporting, and security. The role emphasizes autonomy, accountability, clear documentation, standardized and reusable engineering, secure development, knowledge sharing, and solutions that can be supported by other qualified team members. Luv Bridal is a growing international bridal retailer, and the position offers the opportunity to shape technology decisions and build solutions with measurable impact across the organization.

Requirements

Strong full-stack application development skills, including TypeScript or JavaScript and modern web frameworks.
High proficiency with APIs, SQL, relational databases, integrations, and business systems.
Comfort working with cloud platforms and enterprise technology environments.
Experience with AI-assisted development tools and interest in LLMs, agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool calling, and AI-enabled applications.
Ability to move quickly from prototypes to reliable, scalable production software.
Commitment to clean code, standardized development practices, thorough documentation, and maintainable system architecture.
Knowledge of application security, access controls, data protection, and secure development practices.
Product mindset and ability to challenge assumptions, simplify processes, and recommend effective solutions.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Comfort taking ownership of projects from concept through implementation, support, and continuous improvement.
Willingness to share expertise, cross-train colleagues, and contribute to the capabilities of the technology team.
Ability to learn unfamiliar systems quickly and apply sound engineering principles.
Ability to independently translate business challenges into practical technology solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, Power BI, or Business Central.
Experience with Shopify, enterprise APIs, or retail technology.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio, BridalLive, or related retail systems.

Responsibilities

Build internal applications, integrations, data products, automations, and AI tools that address business needs.
Work directly with leadership and operational teams to understand challenges and identify opportunities for improvement.
Translate business problems into workflows, data models, architecture, prototypes, and production solutions.
Develop internal applications, AI-powered tools and agents, dashboards, workflow and approval systems, and customer, employee, and product-development applications.
Integrate ERP, retail, web, data, and AI systems, including through APIs and third-party services.
Build data products using Microsoft Fabric and Azure and create rapid prototypes to evaluate ideas.
Develop solutions with appropriate security, maintainability, scalability, and attention to long-term business needs.
Follow established engineering standards, best practices, and consistent development methodologies.
Document system architecture, integrations, workflows, dependencies, and maintenance requirements.
Favor standardized, reusable, and scalable solutions over unnecessary customization or complexity.
Design and maintain solutions that comply with company security policies and information security standards.
Protect company and customer data and implement secure authentication, authorization, and access management.
Use the Microsoft 365 tenant for identity management, authentication, and access controls when technically feasible and appropriate.
Collaborate with technology and security stakeholders to ensure solutions meet organizational requirements.
Own projects from initial concept through implementation, support, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with internal technology teams, company leadership, operational teams, external partners, and specialists.
Share expertise, cross-train colleagues, and strengthen the broader capabilities of the technology team.