Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

HackerRank helps companies such as NVIDIA, Amazon and Microsoft hire and upskill developers based on skills. It is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work on-site with its customers, acting as the primary technical presence in customer engagements, leading pilots and demos and supporting customer evaluation and adoption. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Santa Clara.

Key responsibilities

• Lead customer-facing engagements, including discovery, pilots and demos, as the primary technical voice with prospects and customers.
• Partner onsite with customers, engineers, recruiters and business leaders to uncover developer needs and shape practical, goal-driven solutions.
• Keep customer projects on track through disciplined execution and proactive updates.
• Use the right tools, including AI when useful, to deliver faster, more reliable outcomes.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and GTM teams to amplify the voice of the customer.

Required profile

• A customer-facing technical lead with enough full-stack depth to configure, debug and explain web applications, integrations and to generate API scripts as needed (Ruby or Python).
• Confident leading conversations onsite with prospects and enterprise customers while gathering requirements and shaping technical approaches.
• A clear communicator who can go deep with engineers or simplify for non-technical audiences.
• A strong operator who plans, executes and follows through, keeping projects organized.
• Preferred: experience as a software, solutions or sales engineer with HR tech, ATS platforms, IDEs, developer tools or API-first/integration-heavy systems, and a track record of taking projects from scoping to delivery.

What we offer

• Base salary of $160,000-$185,000 plus a target 10% annual bonus tied to individual and company performance.
• Equity (stock options) and a comprehensive package of cash and non-cash benefits.