Forward Deployed Engineer

**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 lets anyone and everyone build software with any language. From solopreneurs to Fortune 100 teams, millions of people use Lovable to transform raw ideas into real products - fast. We are at the forefront of a foundational shift in software creation, which means you have an unprecedented opportunity to change the way the digital world works. Lovable-built applications and websites are visited hundreds of millions of times a month, and our enterprise footprint is compounding fast. And we’re just getting started. We’re a small, talent-dense team building a generation-defining company from Stockholm, London, Boston & San Francisco. We value extreme ownership, high velocity, and low-ego collaboration. We seek out people who care deeply, ship fast, and are eager to make a dent in the world. ## 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.