Forward Deployed Engineer - Germany

Dryft builds models that automate complex human decisions in manufacturing operations, capturing the knowledge of experienced operators across supply chain, production planning and engineering. As Forward Deployed Engineer, you split your time 50/50 between engineering and customer interaction, owning implementations at customers such as large robotics, machine and component manufacturers. Tech stack: FE (TypeScript): React, Chakra UI v3, TanStack Router, TanStack Query, Vite; BE (Python): FastAPI with Pydantic v2, Temporal, Postgres with pgvector, dagster; AI: Pydantic AI, Langfuse.

Responsibilities

Lead full-stack rollouts: own implementations end-to-end, from scoping and onboarding to integration and training, and align IT teams, engineers and C-level execs across Germany, the EU and the US; Design the product backbone: work hands-on with users, translate their pain into product improvements, and prototype features, ideally writing production code when needed; Turn operations into product: turn deployments into reusable product features, data models and playbooks

Requirements

2+ years in a top-tier role (e.g., consulting), as a founder, or as an early employee in a high-growth startup, with a technical degree or background; Engineer first: writes production code, understands systems end-to-end, and finds root causes when something breaks at a customer; Product-minded: listens to customer pain points about ERP and turns them into product features; Quality-obsessed: holds a high bar, dives deep into problems, and cares about getting it right; Ultra-professional and detail-obsessed: earns trust with structure, polish, and clean docs; Crisis communicator: calms impatient executives, wins over skeptical IT leaders, and stays composed under pressure; Down-to-earth and relatable: bonds with shop-floor operators and boardroom executives alike; Native-level German and fluent English; Ready to work onsite in Munich, with 10 to 30% travel

Nice to have

Industrial background: experience in manufacturing, industrial software, procurement, supply chain or another industrial domain