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As a Software Engineer - FDE on the Frontier Company Engineering team, you will work in a forward deployed engineering model to solve complex challenges for large organizations. You will join multidisciplinary teams of data scientists and product managers to design, implement, test, and maintain production-ready services and tools. Your daily work involves building scalable solutions that turn data-driven insights into reality while ensuring security, privacy, and responsible AI principles are integrated into the development lifecycle. You will manage the full software lifecycle, including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and incident response. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will specifically focus on building AI-enabled features, utilizing prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented approaches, model tuning, and cloud AI platforms to solve problems at scale for diverse customers.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.
Design, implement, test, and maintain production-ready services using modern engineering practices like CI/CD and automated testing.
Translate customer requirements into technical designs and deliver solutions that meet specific success metrics.
Apply responsible AI principles to evaluate model risks and implement safeguards for AI-enabled features.
Ensure all software meets strict security, privacy, and compliance standards through secure coding and threat modeling.
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response to diagnose issues and improve system reliability.
Create reusable components, reference implementations, and documentation to accelerate delivery across different engagements.
Build scalable systems that turn data-driven insights into production-ready solutions for complex organizations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 3+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 5+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
Experience designing, deploying, and operating AI or LLM-based solutions including prompt engineering, model tuning, and cloud AI platforms.
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
C#
Java
C++
C
Azure
APIs
CI/CD
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
Prompt Engineering
Source Control
Observability
Telemetry
Data Structures
Algorithms
Python
C#
Java
JavaScript
C++
C
AI
LLM
Prompt Engineering
CI/CD
Automated Testing
Observability
Cloud AI Platforms
Software Design
Data Quality
Performance Monitoring