Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (France)

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution and product engineering of Parloa deployments in complex enterprise environments.
• Architect scalable, resilient, secure deployment solutions for enterprise requirements.
• Build custom extensions, integrations, and configurations to address product gaps.
• Work across backend engineering, DevOps, data engineering, systems, and APIs.
• Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams, enterprise architects, and senior technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior in-field engineers.
• Debug and resolve issues in mission-critical production environments.
• Translate deployment learnings into improvements for Parloa’s core platform and product.
• Partner with Deployment Strategists to deliver scalable architectures and durable customer outcomes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, systems integration, DevOps, or data engineering with direct customer impact.
• Proven experience leading technical deployments and integrations in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong technical depth in backend engineering, infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes or cloud platforms, APIs, databases, and systems design.
• Ability to work hands-on in production systems and operate independently in ambiguous, high-responsibility settings.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Native or near-native French language skills and professional fluency in English.
• Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered systems, including agent workflows, vector databases, or prompt orchestration, is a strong plus.