Software Engineer, Forward Deployed
Application analysis
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed at Ramp is a forward deployed enterprise software role for engineers who want customer-facing technical work with real deployment ownership.
Reading this role
This Forward Deployed Engineer role centers on embedded customer delivery — discovery, prototyping, integration, and production rollout.
About Ramp
Enterprise software forward deployed engineers drive adoption, integration, and measurable customer outcomes. The role is anchored in San Francisco, CA, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Stand out for Software Engineer, Forward Deployed
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying Software Engineer, Forward Deployed to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Ramp hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
- Prepare a 5-minute “week one on site” plan: who you would meet, what you would inspect in their stack, and what artifact you would deliver by day five.
- Show you can go from discovery notes → working integration → production checklist without needing a large internal team.
- This role is tied to San Francisco, CA — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).
Stand out at Ramp
- Demonstrate stakeholder management with a concrete example — Ramp will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Demonstrate integration skill with a concrete example — Ramp will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Prepare stories that move from discovery → pilot → production with named outcomes.
- Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on ramp.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.
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Role description
ABOUT RAMP Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving. We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same. If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Software Engineer, Forward Deployed, you’ll solve the hardest problems standing between Ramp and the world’s largest and most complex companies — shaping and shipping the product capabilities that unlock our growth upmarket. You'll be part of our Core FDE org, which is an agent-first, high-pace, customer-facing engineering team. On FDE, you will interact directly with customers and deliver solutions end to end — understanding pain points, shaping product decisions, and building agents that autonomously expand Ramp's capabilities. Check out our Engineering Blog https://engineering.ramp.com/ and FDE post https://engineering.ramp.com/post/forward-deployed-engineering for more context on our work! WHAT YOU’LL DO - Deliver software end to end that meet the needs of our largest customers — understanding user pain points, scoping product specs, and building agents that autonomously implement solutions. - Collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions, Customer Success, and Account Management to close deals, activate customers, and expand the