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Forward Deployed Engineer

lovableLondonEPD
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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Experience
Senior · 8+ yrs
Posted
6 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

This Forward Deployed Engineer role suits a senior full-stack developer based in London who wants to bridge customer collaboration and hands-on system building in the AI software creation space. The position involves establishing a new engineering discipline while shipping production-grade solutions alongside users.

Role Overview

Lovable seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer for its London location to help build the future of AI-powered software creation. This hands-on software engineering position requires designing, writing, and shipping production code while collaborating directly with clients to turn ambitious concepts into real products. The person in this role will operate as a founding member of the deployment function, scale the discipline from scratch, and potentially travel up to 50 percent of the time depending on requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate directly with clients to understand their workflows, needs, and problems.
Translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical designs and working production systems.
Design, code, test, deploy, and operate solutions across the frontend and backend.
Translate insights from real usage into foundational platform improvements.
Own projects end-to-end from discovery and architecture through shipping and iteration.
Debug complex issues across application, infrastructure, and AI-system boundaries.
Shape how Forward Deployed Engineering operates, including engineering standards, rituals, and playbooks.
Contribute to core product strategy, technical decisions, and cultural foundations.

Requirements

Eight or more years of hands-on experience building and shipping production software.
Strong full-stack engineering fundamentals, including React and TypeScript on the frontend and robust backend development.
A track record of writing maintainable, well-tested code and owning what you build in production.
Strong architectural thinking and familiarity with distributed systems.
Ability to prototype rapidly and turn successful experiments into production-quality solutions.
Exceptional product intuition and ability to work directly with users.
Comfort operating with high ambiguity, agency, and end-to-end ownership.

Nice to Have

Experience working on agentic AI systems or building with LLMs.
History of leading zero-to-one product development.
Background working in a founding or early startup environment.

Skills and Tools

Frontend: React, TypeScript
Backend: Golang, Rust
Cloud and Infrastructure: Cloudflare, GCP, AWS, multiple LLM providers
Tooling: GitHub Actions, OTEL, Grafana, Terraform

About the Company

Lovable is a software creation platform designed to give people the power to act on problems close to them by removing the high capital and technical barriers traditionally associated with software development. Since its launch in November 2024, users have built over 60 million projects on the platform, ranging from solopreneurs to teams at organizations such as Adidas and Zendesk. The company operates from Stockholm with growing teams in London, Boston, New York, and San Francisco. It has been recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, featured on the Forbes AI 50, and named to the CNBC Disruptor 50.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application in English through the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

ReactTypeScriptGolangRustCloudflareGCPAWSLLM providersGitHub ActionsOTELGrafanaTerraformLLMLLMsDistributed Systems

Questions candidates ask

What is the primary focus of the Forward Deployed Engineer?

The role focuses on working directly with customers to translate ambitious ideas into real products, solving technical problems, and identifying platform improvements for Lovable.

How much travel is required for this position?

Travel up to 50% could be required depending on needs.

What level of professional experience is required?

Candidates must have 8+ years of hands-on experience building and shipping production software.

What technologies are used in the tech stack?

The tech stack includes React, TypeScript, Golang, Rust, Cloudflare, GCP, AWS, LLM providers, GitHub Actions, OTEL, Grafana, and Terraform.

How should I submit my application?

Applications must be submitted in English through the official company careers portal.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official lovable careers page.

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