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Forward Deployed DevOps Engineer

Building the world's first AI-native DevOps workspace that learns from deployments and automates runbooks.
United States
DevOps
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
4+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Forward Deployed DevOps Engineer

Forge is building the world's first AI-native DevOps workspace, a unified environment that learns from every deployment, automates runbooks, and gives engineers superpowers. As a Forward Deployed DevOps Engineer, you'll embed directly with companies, implementing infrastructure solutions that maintain speed without compromising reliability, best practices, or security. The role involves owning both green-field and brown-field infrastructure, leading initial engagements, implementing fixes, mentoring teams, and contributing to internal tooling improvements. The ideal candidate brings 4+ years of cloud infrastructure experience, strong technical skills across cloud platforms, Kubernetes, IaC tools, and observability systems, with a focus on practical problem-solving and team enablement. This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of AI-powered infrastructure while working with various clients and technologies. The role is fully remote, providing flexibility while demanding clear communication and independent ownership of work.

Last updated 11 days ago

Responsibilities For Forward Deployed DevOps Engineer

  • Own green-field & brown-field infrastructure design, build, and operate CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, IaC, monitoring, and incident response
  • Lead 'day-zero' engagements, run lightweight discovery, draft infrastructure plans
  • Debug outages and implement preventive measures
  • Mentor teams through pair-programming and running brownbags
  • Write concise runbooks
  • Provide feedback to improve internal tooling and playbooks

Requirements For Forward Deployed DevOps Engineer

Go
Python
Kubernetes
Linux
  • 4+ years building and operating production cloud infrastructure
  • Experience juggling multiple projects or consulting engagements
  • Deep experience with at least one major cloud plus Kubernetes
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform (or Pulumi/CDK) and modern CI/CD
  • Observability experience with Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog, OpenTelemetry
  • Strong fundamentals in networking, Linux, containers, and security

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