Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Veeam

San Jose, United States Posted September 27, 2026

Check how well your resume matches this job

Hybrid Full-time Senior
Salary Range

$167,400 - $310,900

Job Description

Join our team as a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, where you will be the technical owner for complex and strategic customer accounts. You will lead the technical approach, make clear decisions in ambiguous situations, and help customers get real value from our platform in complex enterprise environments. This hands-on senior engineering role involves working directly with customer executives, security and privacy leaders, business stakeholders, and technical teams. You will define solution architecture, build integrations, diagnose technical issues, and mentor other engineers. Enjoy unlimited paid time off, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

  • Assumer la responsabilité technique de comptes clients complexes et stratégiques, en dirigeant l'approche technique et en prenant des décisions claires dans des situations ambiguës.
  • Travailler sur le déploiement, l'intégration, l'automatisation et la conception de solutions, en gérant les escalades techniques profondes et en construisant des modèles réutilisables.
  • Collaborer directement avec les dirigeants des clients, les équipes de sécurité et de confidentialité, et les équipes techniques pour transformer des besoins complexes en solutions pratiques.
  • 8–12+ years of experience in deeply technical, customer-facing roles, such as forward-deployed engineering, solutions engineering, platform engineering, or technical consulting
  • Strong fluency with AI-native developer tools, agents, and automation, including creating reusable workflows that help others move faster
  • Strong software engineering skills in at least one language, such as Python, Go, or TypeScript, with the ability to read unfamiliar code and understand complex systems quickly
  • Working knowledge of data security, privacy, and regulatory topics across industries and geographies
  • Experience building practical technical solutions, such as data pipelines, custom classifiers, integrations, automations, agents, or internal tools
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, Linux, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong customer presence, with the ability to build trust with executives, business leaders, and engineering teams
  • Strong understanding of APIs, system integration, SQL/NoSQL data stores, and structured or unstructured data
  • High ownership, strong critical thinking, and the ability to bring structure to complex problems without a clear playbook
  • Experience deploying and operating solutions across complex cloud, hybrid, and on-premises enterprise environments
  • Knowledge of access control, encryption, masking, or other data protection controls in enterprise data systems
  • Experience with DSPM, CSPM, DLP, data governance, privacy platforms, or related security domains
  • Experience mentoring senior technical contributors or setting delivery standards in fast-paced, distributed teams
  • Experience building or heavily using AI agents, agentic coding assistants, MCP, or RAG systems
  • Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, or ISO 27001, especially across multiple geographies
  • Experience with enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery
Required Skills
agents software development Python TypeScript Kubernetes Linux Amazon Web Services Azure Google Cloud Platform SQL critical thinking mentoring RAG GDPR Snowflake Databricks
How to apply

You apply on Veeam’s own careers site. No account needed.

Apply on company site
How well do you match?

Upload your resume and ARes scores it against this job in a few seconds. No account needed.

Your resume is read to calculate the match and then deleted. Nothing is saved.

Already have access? Sign in
About Veeam

See every open role at Veeam on ARes.

More Jobs at Veeam
Share This Job