Forward Deployed Engineer
Pubblicato il 31-08-2026 - Wonderful in Milano
Wonderful helps large enterprises accelerate AI adoption to unlock their full potential, combining a complete AI operating system with local deployment teams that get AI into production quickly.
Role Overview
As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Wonderful, you’ll solve high-impact, real-world problems alongside enterprise customers and own work from first principles through production outcomes. You’ll work directly with customers to understand critical workflows, design AI-driven solutions, and deploy agents that operate reliably in production. You’ll own projects end-to-end from problem definition and system design to launch and iteration - and be accountable for real business impact. This is a hands on-generalist role for engineers who enjoy navigating ambiguity, learning quickly, and working across systems while partnering with enterprises as they become AI-driven organizations.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria
- Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations
- Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks
- Own deployments, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement
- Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results
- Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions
- Contribute to tools, documentation, and best practices that scale customer delivery
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering or technical problem-solving roles
- Strong fundamentals in software design, system thinking
- Experience working across systems, integrations, and data flows
- Comfort working directly with customers and owning ambiguous problems
- Clear communication skills and a strong ownership mindset
- Curiosity and interest in building AI-powered systems that work in practice
Nice to Have
- Experience in forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-facing rol