Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

Nash, a San Francisco-based logistics platform powering brands such as Walmart, Urban Outfitters, 7-Eleven, Shopify and Toast, is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer. The role is hands-on engineering at the edge: building, deploying and operating production software directly with customers, not pre-sales or implementation. It sits on the foundational team shaping how North America engineering operates, with close collaboration with global product and AI teams.

Key responsibilities

• Build and deploy production systems used by top enterprise retailers
• Work directly with customers' engineering, operations and leadership teams
• Take new products from concept to live deployment
• Design and extend core infrastructure underpinning global delivery orchestration
• Partner with product and AI teams to influence direction across North America
• Debug real-world logistics workflows across fleets, APIs and integrations

Required profile

• 4+ years building and shipping production software
• Strong experience with APIs, backend systems or platform integrations
• Comfortable moving between code, customer problems and architecture decisions
• Bias toward speed, iteration and ownership
• Clear communicator able to work with operators, CTOs and executives

What we offer

• Early-stage, well-funded startup with quarterly team on-sites
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for equity
• Flexible paid time off
• Health, dental and vision insurance for US employees