Forward Deployed Engineer

Role Overview

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Method Security, you will bring world-class engineering talent directly into the environments where our most critical users operate. You’ll embed with high-value customer teams, sit alongside them as they encounter real operational pain, and rapidly translate those insights into product.

This is a deeply technical role: you will ship code daily - while navigating mission constraints, earning user trust, and pushing the boundaries of what the Method platform can do. Acting as Method’s engineering tip of the spear, FDEs identify valuable and repeatable workflows in the field, validate them through working prototypes, and channel those insights back into the core platform.

Your work directly expands Method’s capabilities and ensures that our most sophisticated users feel understood, empowered, and supported by the product.

Key Responsibilities

• Embed with users on-site to observe workflows firsthand and internalize their operational context.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on new product capabilities based on real user pain and opportunity.
• Commit high-quality code that extends and strengthens the Method platform.
• Identify valuable, repeatable workflows and validate them through working software.
• Communicate clearly and frequently with the engineering team on hypotheses, tradeoffs, and blockers.
• Navigate customer constraints-access controls, environmental restrictions, and security requirements-to build trust and unlock deeper workflows.
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineers, Security Engineers, and Mission Operations to refine insights and transform prototypes into scalable product abstractions.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production systems.
• Ability to rapidly understand new domains, customer workflows, and operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience owning projects end-to-end-from discovery to deployment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey insights and technical decisions concisely.
• Comfort operating autonomously and making informed decisions in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Nice to Haves

• Exposure to distributed systems, backend development, or full-stack engineering.
• Interest in security competitions, CTFs, or related technical pursuits.
• Experience navigating secure facilities or constrained deployment environments.
• Prior experience in a forward-deployed, field engineering, or embedded engineering role.

Pay and benefits

Base Salary Range: $140,000-$190,000