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Field Engineer / FDE

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About the Role

This is the execution-focused half of a Forward Deployed Engineering function at a fintech startup building global business identity infrastructure. You'll serve as the technical bridge between customers and the product team — owning implementations end-to-end, from scoping through rollout, and feeding real-world insights back into the product.

What You'll Do

  • Work directly with customers to help them successfully implement and adopt the platform.

  • Act as the primary technical point of contact across integrations, onboarding, and product rollouts.

  • Scope technical requirements early in the implementation cycle to set customers up for long-term success.

  • Troubleshoot production integration issues and guide customers toward scalable solutions.

  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to identify friction in implementation flows and drive fixes.

  • Improve documentation, tooling, and processes to make future implementations faster and smoother.

What We're Looking For

  • 3–5+ years in a customer-facing technical role — field engineering, solutions engineering, technical implementation, or similar.

  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting integration issues in production environments.

  • Practical knowledge of modern web application stacks and APIs (REST, webhooks, or event-driven architectures).

  • Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, or JavaScript in production settings.

  • Comfortable scoping technical requirements and designing implementation approaches directly with customers.

  • Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and data modeling for integrations.

  • Able to document technical processes, APIs, and implementation guides for customer-facing audiences.

  • Experience working cross-functionally with product and engineering, influencing decisions based on customer feedback.

  • Domain expertise in compliance (KYB/KYC/AML) is a strong plus — as is a background in identity, payments, or fintech more broadly.

  • Former Product Owners or Managers from fintech who led onboarding or KYC programs are actively considered for this role.

  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka), or cloud platforms (AWS or similar) is a bonus.

  • Clear communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

  • Calm and effective in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

Compensation & Benefits

This company uses a published leveling system with no individual salary negotiation — everyone at the same level earns the same. The salary range for this role runs from approximately €93,000 to €146,000 EUR annually, depending on level. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Fully remote within European timezones; being based in or near Amsterdam, Netherlands is a strong plus. The full team gathers in person regularly throughout the year.

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