Forward Deployed Engineer

Job description

About Esper At Esper, we’re on a mission to empower dynamic and responsive policymaking in government. We’re building the platform that connects existing data, stakeholders, and public policy goals into a single dynamic system, transforming bureaucracy into infrastructure that encourages innovation and collaboration. As a fast-growing GovTech company, Esper is at the intersection of two powerful forces: the modernization of government operations and the transformative potential of data-driven decision-making. Our customer base is expanding rapidly, and we’re building the team that will define how public policy is shaped for decades to come. Job Summary: The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) is a rare hybrid: a strong software engineer who is also excited to sit across the table from the customer. You’ll embed directly with government teams to design, build, and ship solutions on Esper’s platform, understanding and translating real-world policy workflows and operational requirements into productive systems that get used. This is Esper’s first FDE hire. You’ll be defining the role at Esper: shaping what engagement looks like and how the role interfaces with Product, Professional Servic...