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Thrive Creative Inc

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Your on-demand engineering department. Forward deployed engineers, usage-based, no minimums.

Balzac, Alberta

Software Development
1–10 people

About

Thrive Creative is an on-demand engineering department. Forward deployed engineers who embed with your team and work as your technical function for as long as you need one. One developer in your standup for a few weeks. Four across product, design, development, data and AI, DevOps and QA when you're sprinting at a milestone. Nobody in a slow month. No minimum, no lock-in, 50+ specialists to draw on. You own everything we build, assigned the moment the code is written, not held until an invoice clears. One hourly rate across every discipline. We bill hands-on keyboard time only, so our meetings, planning and strategy work never reach your invoice. Funding included at no fee, proceeds to you. We identify what applies, document the work, and run the applications ourselves. No rigid statement of work. Need one more feature to launch? We build it. No change order. One dedicated engineer holds your context from first design through to shipping.

Open positions

Product Designer & Implementation Specialist

Hybrid · Calgary

Research user and stakeholder needs, translate product requirements into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished interface designs, and validate concepts through testing. Collaborate with product, engineering, and client teams to support implementation, refine shipped features using feedback and data, and maintain design documentation and standards.

Forward Deployed Product Engineer

Remote · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lead client-account engineering teams, plan and assign work, review code, mentor developers, and serve as the client's primary technical contact. Build and ship production software, integrate with existing systems, and manage scope, delivery, and client communications.

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Remote · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Own client engagements end to end, from discovering business needs and setting priorities to planning, building, testing, and delivering software. Manage client communication, estimates, demos, and scope discussions, while leading additional engineers or specialists when needed.