Forward Deployed Engineer

🚀 We’re Hiring: Forward-Deployed Engineer | InOrbit.AI Are you an engineer who likes being close to the real problem? At InOrbit.AI, we’re looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to work directly with high-value enterprise customers and own the technical outcome of their deployments. This is a hands-on role at the intersection of software, robotics, AI, and real-world operations. What you’ll do You’ll spend time in warehouses, factories, and distribution centers, understand how the operation actually works, and build what’s needed. • Own customer deployments end-to-end, from setup and integrations through production • Build connectors, integrations, scripts, tooling, and dashboards • Work with Python and TypeScript/JavaScript • Integrate APIs and enterprise systems • Diagnose complex problems across software, networks, telemetry, and robot behavior • Work directly with operators, engineers, IT teams, and executive stakeholders • Automate repetitive work so deployments can scale • Bring recurring customer problems back to the product and engineering team You should have: • 3+ years of technical, customer-facing, or deployment experience • Experience writing and shipping production software • Experience deploying software in real-world enterprise environments • Strong Python skills; TypeScript/JavaScript experience • Experience with APIs, integrations, Linux, containers, cloud infrastructure, logs, or telemetry • The ability to take an ambiguous technical problem and drive it to resolution independently • Strong communication skills and a low-ego, highly collaborative approach • Comfortable using AI coding agents as part of their everyday development workflow. Strong pluses: robotics, ROS/ROS2, MQTT, robot fleet telemetry, warehouse/manufacturing systems (WMS/MES/ERP), industrial automation, or intralogistics. 📍 US-based | ~30% travel to customer sites | Must reside within reasonable access to a major airport ⚠️ Important: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future. We do not sponsor or transfer work visas.