Forward Deployed Engineer

Job summary

Build and maintain production-grade full-stack applications, manufacturing tools, and features for proprietary platforms, while owning solutions from problem discovery through deployment and adoption. Work directly with factory teams to identify workflow bottlenecks, rapidly prototype and validate improvements, and maintain production reliability.

Job details

Forward Deployed Engineer (Full-Stack) Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite) Compensation: CAD $150,000 - $200,000 Base + Meaningful Equity (0.1% - 1%) Experience: 1-3 Years Work Arrangement: Full-Time, In-Person This isn't a traditional full-stack engineering role. You'll operate as a Forward Deployed Engineer, spending approximately 75% of your time building software and 25% embedded directly with manufacturing teams, identifying problems firsthand, shipping solutions quickly, and validating that your work creates measurable operational impact. Rather than receiving polished product requirements, you'll uncover problems yourself by working closely with machinists, operators, and engineers. You'll own solutions from discovery to deployment and play a key role in shaping how software accelerates manufacturing operations. Responsibilities Build and maintain production-grade full-stack applications. Enhance internal operational systems and manufacturing software tools. Develop new product features for proprietary manufacturing platforms. Spend time on the factory floor observing workflows and identifying bottlenecks. Rapidly prototype solutions and iterate based on user feedback. Work directly with machinists and engineers to improve operational efficiency. Own production reliability and platform uptime when issues arise. Drive projects from problem discovery through deployment and adoption. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field 1-3 years of professional full-stack software engineering experience. Experience shipping software products into production environments. Strong product mindset and ability to work in ambiguous situations. Comfortable gathering requirements directly from users. Interest in manufacturing, hardware, robotics, or physical systems. Willingness to work fully onsite in Toronto. Ability to take ownership beyond just writing code. Experience with Node.js or modern web application development. Previous startup experience.

What you’ll do

Build and maintain production-grade full-stack applications, manufacturing tools, and features for proprietary platforms, while owning solutions from problem discovery through deployment and adoption. Work directly with factory teams to identify workflow bottlenecks, rapidly prototype and validate improvements, and maintain production reliability.

Requirements

Requires 1–3 years of professional full-stack engineering experience, experience shipping software to production, and experience with Node.js or modern web application development. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, a strong product mindset, comfort working directly with users in ambiguous situations, interest in manufacturing or physical systems, and willingness to work onsite in Toronto.

Benefits

• Equity

Listed skills

• Node.js · Preferred
• Product Development · Preferred
• Requirements gathering · Preferred
• Operational Efficiency · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Full-Stack Software Engineering
• Node.js
• Modern Web Application Development
• Production Software Deployment
• Product Development
• Requirements Gathering
• Rapid Prototyping
• User Feedback Iteration
• Production Reliability
• Platform Uptime
• Problem Discovery
• Operational Efficiency
• Manufacturing Software
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Ownership
• Working in Ambiguous Situations

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Manufacturing
• Engineering

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