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Senior Software Engineer - FDE joins the Frontier Company Engineering team to deliver production-ready solutions for complex organizations using a Forward Deployed Engineering model. In this role, you will work in small, multidisciplinary crews alongside data scientists and product managers to design, build, test, and operate secure, scalable software services. You will own the full lifecycle from design to deployment, translating business needs into technical designs while driving engineering best practices like CI/CD, automated testing, and observability. The position requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will specifically solve problems by applying AI and LLM-based solutions, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented approaches, and model tuning, to turn data-driven insights into scalable, production-grade systems for global customers.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $208800 from 365 postings across 49 companies.
Design, build, test, and operate secure, reliable, and scalable production-grade software and services.
Translate business needs into technical designs by partnering with customers to clarify requirements and success metrics.
Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation.
Deliver end-to-end customer outcomes by prototyping quickly and iterating based on feedback.
Build reusable components, reference implementations, and patterns for use across multiple teams and engagements.
Lead technical workstreams by breaking down ambiguous problems and aligning stakeholders to drive execution.
Apply a security-first mindset to ensure all designs and deliveries meet Microsoft compliance requirements.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience is accepted.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end (preferred).
Experience designing, deploying, and operating AI or LLM-based solutions, including prompt engineering, RAG, model tuning, and cloud AI platforms (preferred).
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C
HIP
CUDA
OpenCL
LLVM
MLIR
PyTorch
TensorFlow
ONNX Runtime
GPU Programming
Compiler Optimization
Performance Analysis
HPC
Parallel Programming
Kernel Development