Forward Deployed Engineer | Tekkr FDE Network

<p><strong>Join the Tekkr FDE Network, where Europe's top Forward Deployed Engineers meet the top 1% of AI startups, like Parloa and Zauber.</strong></p><p>This isn't a job at a single company. You join a curated network that matches FDEs with Europe's best AI startups: startups that sell to enterprises and have real customer deployments in progress. Once you pass our assessments, you get a head start in the application process with our partner startups.</p><p>Find out more about the Tekkr FDE Network: https://www.tekkr.io/fde-network</p><h2><strong>What you get as a member</strong></h2><ul><li><p>A head start in the hiring process at our partner startups, which receive your assessment score and reviewer notes</p></li><li><p>Support on hiring process at top AI companies</p></li><li><p>All of it is free for you. Startups pay a fee only when they hire.</p></li></ul><h2><strong>What FDEs do at our partner startups</strong></h2><ul><li><p>Own a deployment end to end, from scoping to go-live</p></li><li><p>Run discovery: gather requirements and turn business needs into technical requirements</p></li><li><p>Work directly with the customer's engineers</p></li><li><p>Write production code, build integrations with enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, ticketing, transport management, data systems) and design the solution architecture</p></li><li><p>Explain technical topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including executives</p></li><li><p>Feed learnings from the field back into product, and build reusable patterns, tools and playbooks from individual deployments</p></li></ul><h2><strong>What we look for</strong></h2><ul><li><p><strong>Engineering:</strong> you ship production-quality code fast, work with APIs, databases and cloud platforms, and debug production issues under time pressure. Typical languages: Python, TypeScript.</p></li><li><p><strong>Customer judgment:</strong> you turn a vague request into a scoped problem, and you know when to say no</p></li><li><p><strong>Communication:</strong> you explain technical trade-offs clearly, in writing and live</p></li><li><p><strong>Ownership:</strong> you have a track record of driving outcomes end to end, not just contributing, and you operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments</p></li><li><p><strong>Track record:</strong> outlier achievements, such as shipped products or top performance anywhere</p></li></ul><h2><strong>Nice to have</strong></h2><ul><li><p>Hands-on experience building with LLMs or AI agents (retrieval, evals, prompt engineering, tool use)</p></li><li><p>A product background</p></li></ul><h2><strong>What the process looks like</strong></h2><p>1. <strong>Apply:</strong> fill in our application form</p><p>2. <strong>Screening:</strong> get invited to a screening with our senior FDE experts or our AI evaluator.</p><p>3. <strong>Fast-tracked interviews:</strong> if you're in, you get support and fast-tracked access to the interview processes at our partner startups. Each startup runs its own hiring process.</p><p>4. <strong>Not hired? You're still part of the network.</strong> You can get fast-tracked access again, or support to improve your odds.</p><h2><strong>What you should know</strong></h2><ul><li><p>Every applicant goes through our assessments. Only the top 1% of applicants join the Tekkr FDE Network</p></li><li><p>Contract details, such as: probation period, start date and annual leave may vary depending on the role we decide fits you best. These details will be given to you later on</p></li></ul><p></p><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>