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Forward Deployed Engineer, UAE

Telnyx
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Posted
9 days ago
Department
Sales
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • CS degree or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years building and shipping production software
  • Proficiency in multiple languages: Python, Node.js/TypeScript, Go
  • Comfortable deploying containerized services on Kubernetes
  • High-concurrency experience with Kafka or message queues
  • Experience building APIs from scratch
Nice to have
  • Experience with AI voice assistants, STT/TTS, or LLM-based conversational systems
  • Hands-on production experience with an LLM gateway
  • Familiarity with the open-weight model landscape
  • Experience with an inference serving engine behind the gateway
  • SQL proficiency
What the job really is

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Telnyx in Dubai, you will work closely with enterprise customers to design and implement production systems on Telnyx's global network. Your responsibilities include technical discovery, architecture design, and deploying custom solutions involving AI, voice, and messaging technologies. You will collaborate with an Account Executive to ensure customer outcomes are met and engage in high-stakes technical conversations directly with clients.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves significant customer interaction and travel across the UAE and GCC
  • The position requires self-sufficiency as there is no engineering team behind you
  • High-stakes technical conversations may be challenging for some candidates
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