Forward Deployed Engineer
Lovable is an AI-powered software creation platform used by millions to build applications in any language. As a founding Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work directly with ambitious customers using React, TypeScript, Golang, and Rust alongside LLM providers (Cloudflare, GCP, AWS) to design novel AI systems, translate real-world customer needs into product features, and shape this new function across engineering, product, and research. You'll own end-to-end projects influencing core platform direction with 5+ years full-stack experience and strong architectural thinking.
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TL;DR – We’re looking for an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer to help build the future of AI-powered software creation. You will be a founding member of our FDE function, working directly with our most ambitious customers to translate impossible ideas into real products. This is a unique opportunity to design a new discipline from scratch and solve problems with AI that no one has solved before.
Why Lovable?
Lovable lets anyone and everyone build software with any language. From solopreneurs to Fortune 100 teams, millions of people use Lovable to transform raw ideas into real products - fast. We are at the forefront of a foundational shift in software creation, which means you have an unprecedented opportunity to change the way the digital world works. Lovable-built applications and websites are visited hundreds of millions of times a month, and our enterprise footprint is compounding fast. And we’re just getting started.
We’re a small, talent-dense team building a generation-defining company from Stockholm, London, Boston & San Francisco. We value extreme ownership, high velocity, and low-ego collaboration. We seek out people who care deeply, ship fast, and are eager to make a dent in the world.
What makes this role special?
This isn’t a traditional software engineering role.
You will:
Be one of the first Forward Deployed Engineers at Lovable
Create a new function at the intersection of engineering, product, customer success, and research
Partner with customers building never-seen-before AI systems
Build product features based on real-world behaviors and emerging patterns
Influence our core product direction and technical roadmap
If you want to invent new categories, not just improve existing ones - this is that role.
What we’re looking for
5+ years of experience building and shipping full-stack products
Proficiency in modern frontend (React/TypeScript) and robust backend development
Strong architectural thinking and familiarity with distributed systems
Ability to rapidly prototype, experiment, and learn from real usage
Exceptional product intuition and ability to work directly with users
Comfort operating in high-ambiguity, high-agency environments
Bonus if you’ve:
Worked on agentic AI systems or built with LLMs before
Led zero-to-one product development
Worked in a founding or early startup environment
What you’ll do
In one sentence: Deploy intelligence into the real world.
Work directly with customers to understand their workflows, needs, and problems
Design and implement solutions for our customers that integrate with Lovable
Translate insights from real usage into foundational platform improvements
Own projects end-to-end — from idea → architecture → shipping → iteration
Shape how Forward Deployed Engineering works at Lovable (rituals, playbooks, org design)
Contribute to core product strategy, technical decisions, and cultural foundations
Our Tech Stack
We choose tools that empower both humans and AI:
Frontend: React, Typescript
Backend: Golang & Rust
Cloud: Cloudflare, GCP, AWS, multiple LLM providers
Tooling: Github Actions, OTEL, Grafana, Terraform, and more
Always evolving with what works best.
How we hire
Fill out a short form and hop on a brief intro call with our recruiting team.
Complete a quick live coding exercise.
Show us how you approach problems during several technical interviews.
Show us something you’ve built that makes you proud.
About your application
Please submit your application in English - it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join
We treat all candidates equally - if you’re interested please apply through our careers portal.