About WorkOS WorkOS builds tools and services for developers to help them implement authentication, identity, authorization, and overall enterprise readiness. We’re a fully distributed team with employees across North American time zones. We’re well-funded, having raised $100m in funding from top investors including Greenoaks Capital, Lachy Groom, and Lightspeed Ventures. Our fast-growing customer base includes rapidly growing SaaS companies like OpenAI, Cursor, Perplexity, Vercel, Plaid, and hundreds of others. About The Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer at WorkOS, you’ll sit at the intersection of engineering, product, and sales and work directly with customers to solve real problems and accelerate time-to-value. This role is for engineers or solutions engineers with strong fundamentals, excellent communication, and unusually high agency. You’ll be customer-facing, but you’ll also build prototypes, integrations, demos, and pragmatic solutions that unblock adoption and expansion. Responsibilities ✔️ Work directly with customers to design and implement solutions using WorkOS products Own technical outcomes end-to-end: discovery, architecture, implementation, iteration, and handoff Lead demos and proof-of-concepts Identify blockers early, propose solutions, and drive momentum without waiting for instructions Partner with Account Executives to support evaluations and expansions Share structured feedback with Engineering and Product to improve the platform based on real-world usage Qualifications Strong engineering fundamentals and comfort building across APIs and web stacks Pre-sales experience/li> Proven ability to communicate clearly with customers and internal teams High agency: you proactively find problems and solve them (show us what you’ve built or led from 0→1) Excited by fast-paced, startup environments and ambiguous problem spaces Strong curiosity and adoption of modern tooling, including AI-assisted development workflows Bonus: Experience in developer tools, integrations, customer engineering, or technical consulting Benefits (US Only) At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well-being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid-time off and fully remote working arrangements. Benefits include: Competitive pay Substantial equity grants Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family 401k matching Wellness and fitness monthly allowances PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave Autonomy and flexibility with remote work Please inquire directly with our recruiting team for benefits available to those working outside the US. Equal Opportunity Employer WorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Compensation

Range: $200K - $240K #J-18808-Ljbffr Experience: 3 years required