Join Nash as a Forward Deployed Engineer to build and deploy production systems for top enterprise retailers in a high-velocity startup.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Build and deploy production systems used by top enterprise retailers
- Work directly with customers’ engineering, ops, and leadership teams
- Take new products from concept to live deployments
- Design and extend core infrastructure underpinning global delivery orchestration
- Debug real-world logistics workflows across fleets, APIs, and integrations
Must have
- 4 plus years building and shipping production software
- Strong experience with APIs, backend systems, or platform integrations
- Clear communicator who can work directly with operators, CTOs, and execs
Nice to have
- Bias toward speed, iteration, and ownership
- Comfortable jumping between code, customer problems, and architecture decisions
- Motivated by building software that touches the physical world at scale
Role intensity
70% hands-on coding
AI in the day-to-day
Nash uses AI-native intelligence for real-time logistics orchestration.
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Forward Deployed Engineer at Nash, the individual will engage in hands-on engineering by building and deploying production software directly with enterprise customers. Key skills include experience with APIs, backend systems, and platform integrations, alongside a strong ability to communicate with technical and executive teams. This position is ideal for someone with over four years of experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is motivated by the impact of their work on real-world logistics. Nash, a YC-backed startup, offers a unique opportunity to shape the engineering landscape in North America.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Forward Deployed Engineer role remote?
- Yes — Nash lists this as a fully remote position.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Forward Deployed Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: APIs, backend systems, platform integrations.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Nash targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Forward Deployed Engineer role at Nash.
From the original posting
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco or US Remote
About Nash
Nash powers logistics infrastructure for major commerce brands including Walmart, Urban Outfitters, and 7-Eleven, plus platforms like Shopify and Toast. We unify decisioning, execution, and capacity into a programmable platform for real-time, AI-native logistics orchestration across couriers, fleets, gig workers, and autonomous systems.
Nash was founded in 2021 by Mahmoud Ghulman and Aziz Alghunaim. We are backed by Y Combinator, a16z, OpenAI, and other leading investors, and headquartered in San Francisco.
The Role
This is hands-on engineering at the edge — not pre-sales, not implementation. You’ll build, deploy, and operate production software directly with customers while working closely with our global product and AI teams.
You’ll be part of the foundational team defining how our North America engineering operates. Expect to move fast, own outcomes, and see your work drive real-world impact within weeks, not quarters.
What You’ll Do
• Build and deploy production systems used by top enterprise retailers
• Work directly with customers’ engineering, ops, and leadership teams
• Take new products from concept to live deployments
• Design and extend core infrastructure underpinning global delivery orchestration
• Partner with product and AI teams to influence direction across North America
• Debug real-world logistics workflows across fleets, APIs, and integrations
Who You Are
• 4 plus years building and shipping production software
• Strong experience with APIs, backend systems, or platform integrations
• Comfortable jumping between code, customer problems, and architecture decisions
• Bias toward speed, iteration, and ownership
• Clear communicator who can work directly with operators, CTOs, and execs
• Motivated by building software that touches the physical world at scale
Why This Role
If you’ve wanted to join a high-velocity YC-backed startup redefining how logistics works worldwide — while getting to build and see your code operate inside real enterprise workflows — this is the one.
Your work will touch millions of deliveries each month and help define Nash’s engineering footprint across North America and Globally.
More about Nash
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