Forward Deployed Engineer - India
Pulsora · India
Founded in 2021, Pulsora the “Enterprise Sustainability Platform”, is a well-funded Silicon Valley software startup. It is dedicated to empowering purpose-driven enterprises to manage and improve their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and overall sustainability footprint with an integrated, comprehensive, flexible, and innovative technology platform built for compliance, tracking, and insight. We are well funded, have amazing customers across industries and geographies, established strategic partnerships with leading ERP and consulting firms, and are growing fast!
About the Role
We are looking for an AI-first Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join Pulsora’s growing customer solutions organization. This is a highly technical, customer-facing role focused on deploying AI-enabled solutions directly into complex enterprise environments.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of engineering, implementation, product, and customer success. You will work closely with enterprise customers to understand their business problems, rapidly prototype solutions, deploy workflows, integrate systems, and drive measurable business outcomes using Pulsora’s platform and modern AI-native development practices.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Lead complex enterprise deployments and implementations of the Pulsora platform for global customers
Partner directly with customer stakeholders to understand business processes, technical requirements, and ESG reporting workflows
Design and implement AI-enabled solutions that improve automation, compliance, reporting, and operational efficiency
Use AI-first engineering practices including AI coding assistants, prompt engineering, rapid prototyping, vibe coding, and LLM-powered application development
Rapidly build proofs-of-concept, internal tools, automations, integrations, dashboards, and lightweight applications
Configure workflows, validations, ETL pipelines, analytics, integrations, and reporting within the Pulsora platform
Develop reusable implementation accelerators and AI-powered tooling that improve delivery speed and scalability
Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product teams to influence roadmap priorities based on customer feedback
Lead solution workshops, architecture reviews, product demonstrations, and technical deep dives
Troubleshoot technical escalations and serve as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers
Support customer adoption, quarterly business reviews, and annual reporting cycles
About You
You are passionate about using AI to transform how enterprise software is implemented and delivered. You enjoy building quickly, experimenting, and solving ambiguous customer problems. You are comfortable operating in highly customer-facing environments while remaining deeply technical. You are willing to work in off business hours to attend meetings with global cross-functional teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications
3–7 years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, Solution Architecture, Enterprise SaaS Implementation, or Customer Engineering
Strong experience with AI-assisted software development and modern engineering workflows
Hands-on experience with Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, SQL, REST APIs, integrations, and analytics platforms
Experience with LLM application development including prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, workflow orchestration, and evaluation
Strong vibe coding skills with the ability to rapidly prototype and ship solutions using AI-native development environments
Experience using modern AI development tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, LangGraph, Vercel AI SDK, Replit, and Bolt.new
Ability to quickly build internal tools, automations, workflow systems, AI-powered applications, and customer-facing prototypes
Familiarity with cloud-native and open-source technologies
Strong understanding of enterprise systems integration and business process automation
Excellent communication and customer engagement skills
Familiarity with ESG, sustainability, carbon accounting, or reporting frameworks such as CDP, SASB, GRI, or TCFD is a plus
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
Why work at Pulsora?
We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve our world now and for the next generations!
Ideally have industry and market knowledge of ESG and sustainability
The company will pay with salary, equity, and benefits
You’ll get to work on problems that are hard and important
You get to work on a solution that helps the planet and helps us all
You’ll be joining an extraordinary team at the beginning of an extraordinary journey
Hybrid-friendly work environment, in office 2-3 times per week (for those in New York, San Francisco Bay Area, and Munich)
Pulsora Core Values
Compassionate candor
Transparency
Embrace diversity and cultivate belonging
Make a positive impact
Delight customers
Join us and become a driver for positive change!