Forward Deployed Engineer

Job Description

Forward Deployed Engineer

Copenhagen

Own high-impact problems end-to-end from first principles to production, deploying AI agents that operate reliably inside enterprise environments.

Our client helps large enterprises accelerate AI adoption to unlock their full potential by combining a complete platform with local deployment teams that get AI into production quickly.

Role overview

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you’ll solve high-impact, real-world problems alongside enterprise customers and own work from first principles through to production outcomes. You’ll work directly with customers to understand critical workflows, design AI-driven solutions, and deploy agents that operate reliably in production.

You’ll own projects end-to-end, from problem definition and system design to launch and iteration and be accountable for real business impact. This is a hands-on generalist role for engineers who enjoy navigating ambiguity, learning quickly, and working across systems while partnering with enterprises as they become AI-driven organisations.

What you’ll do

• Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria.
• Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations.
• Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks.
• Own deployments — including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results
• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to tools, documentation and best practices that scale customer delivery.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years in software engineering or technical problem-solving roles
• Strong fundamentals in software design and systems thinking.
• Experience working across systems, integrations and data flows.
• Comfort working directly with customers and owning ambiguous
• problems.
• Clear communication skills and a strong ownership mindset.
• Curiosity and interest in building AI-powered systems that work in practice.
• Must be comfortable communicating in both Danish and English

Nice to Have

• Experience in forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer facing roles.
• Exposure to AI agents, automation, or conversational systems.
• Experience operating and improving production systems