Endeavor AI — Forward Deployed Engineer

• →0–3 years of experience in software engineering or forward deployed engineering [Required]

• Owned technical end-to-end deployments as a Software Engineer or Forward Deployed Engineer [Must have]
• Proficient in Python (backend) and React (frontend) [Required]
• Customer-facing or client-facing technical work [Required]
• Strong internship experience for new graduates [Required]
• Prior experience at an early-stage startup or ex-founders [Strongly preferred]
• Manufacturing / distribution / supply chain experience is a plus [Strongly preferred]

• B.S. in Computer Science or other STEM-related degree [Required]

• Willing and able to travel to customer sites [Must have]

• Needs structured guidance or clear processes to operate — this is a chaotic early-stage environment
• Only Big Tech with no startup or ambiguous-environment experience

• Salary | $120K–$140K (flexible for exceptional candidates)
• Equity | Competitive
• On-site policy | Primarily on-site with customers; travel to customer sites expected
• Visa sponsorship | Not open to any visas (US citizens / Green Card holders)
• Employment type | Full-time
• Location | Chicago, IL & DMV area (DC / Maryland / Virginia)

1. Describe a time you owned a technical enterprise deployment end-to-end inside a customer's environment — what was the system and what outcome did you drive?
2. Can the candidate be on-site? If not, is the candidate willing to relocate?
3. What is their salary expectation?
4. How actively is this candidate exploring new opportunities?

Updated Aug 3, 2026

Early-stage startups in supply chain, manufacturing, or distribution tech Fictiv, Flock Freight, Flexport, Veryable, Tulip Interfaces, Sight Machine, Instrumental Inc., Verusen AI, Kinaxis

Consulting-adjacent tech firms and solutions engineering companies with client-facing technical roles Slalom Build, Thoughtworks, BCG X, Deloitte Digital, Capgemini Engineering

Non-ideal — do not source (large enterprise, rigid / slow-moving cultures) Oracle, SAP, IBM, Cisco, VMware, Dell Technologies

For reference only — do not source these specific profiles.

Justin Long — LinkedIn Software Engineer, ConnectWise | Greater Cleveland | BS Computer Science, University of Michigan (2022)

Background:

• ConnectWise — Software Engineer (Sep 2023 – present, ~3 yrs)
• Podium — Software Engineer (Jun–Dec 2022) and SWE Intern (Summer 2021). Stack: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, Elixir, PostgreSQL, Kafka. Co-authored a guided product walkthrough that lifted message-send activation from 14% to 80%; refactored the React contact-search experience onto a new API; built GraphQL/Elixir backend-for-frontend endpoints
• Earlier: intro Python instructor (The Coding School, 2020); product development intern (Adatasol, 2020)

Why the HM flagged this profile (stated reason: "strong SWE experience"):

• Core product-SWE fundamentals with clear end-to-end feature ownership and quantified impact
• Strong React / frontend depth plus full-stack backend exposure (GraphQL, Elixir)
• Top-tier CS pedigree (University of Michigan)
• Growth-stage startup exposure at Podium

Calibration read (what this signals for scoring real candidates):

• Experience band: ~3.4 yrs full-time — above the stated 0–3 ceiling, within the intake's 1–4. Reinforces the 1–4 read.
• Python: not a core professional skill in his stack (React/JS/TS/GraphQL/Elixir; only taught intro Python), yet the HM tagged him ideal — suggests "Proficient in Python (backend)" may flex for strong React + fundamentals.
• FDE title: none — a pure product SWE with no explicit client-facing deployment work was flagged ideal, so "FDE" experience reads as substitutable by strong core SWE ownership. Consistent with the rejected-candidate feedback.

• Emphasize candidates with clear core SWE experience demonstrating end-to-end deployments in Python and React (not just AI or automation sales roles).
• Prioritize hires from early-stage, startup-like environments with evidence of agile, customer-facing project ownership.
• Focus on candidates showing quantifiable impact from production deployment ownership and direct technical client interaction.
• Filter out profiles with long tenures in rigid, slow, or consulting roles that do not reflect early-career FDE/SWE fundamentals.

• Experience range: Role requirements and role description say 0–3 years; intake call says 1–4 years (open to strong internships). Scoring on 0–3 pending confirmation.
• On-site policy: Role Details field was blank; location + intake indicate on-site with customers (Chicago + Virginia/DMV) plus travel. Confirm exact cadence.
• HM identity: Page lists Ryan Peer as Hiring Manager; report-to is Nandita Iyer (Head of Product Engineering, runs the technical interview); Manish Dahal appears at offer/hired stages; final round is with CEO Sami Senapathy. Confirm primary HM contact.
• Industry framing: Role description narrows to "building materials supply chain"; company/intake describe broader industries (manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, life sciences, defense, healthcare).
• Equity: Listed as "Competitive" — no specific % given.