commerceiq
Forward Deployed Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Experience
- 4–6 years
- Posted
- 2026-02-27T04:57:49-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- E-commerce
- Engineering
- Retail
Requirements
(4-6 years or more) with a strong foundation in software development (coding, problem solving and debugging).
Comfortable coding in Python or Java and learning new technologies quickly.
Full‑stack & data integration skills.
Experience connecting to APIs, working with SQL/NoSQL databases, streaming/ETL pipelines and deploying AI/LLM‑based agents.
Customer‑facing problem solver.
Collaborative & global.
Responsibilities
Forward Deployed Engineer
, you will partner closely with our founders and the AI Product Managers to prototype and deploy AI‑driven solutions that solve our customers’ most pressing problems.
This is a founding engineering role with high visibility; you will report directly to our Head of AI Strategy and Outcomes.
You will also partner with other members of the executive leadership team who are based at our Mountain View HQ, collaborate with our Bangalore‑based engineering team, and engage daily with enterprise customers.
You will help define how we work with our most important customers, shape the company’s first ever forward deployed engineering function, and contribute to our mission of helping brands win in AI‑driven e-commerce.
Build prototypes with customers: