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Forward Deployed Engineer

Orb

Orb

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Jun 26, 2025

About Orb:

Orb is transforming how modern AI and software companies monetize at scale. We've built the next-generation billing infrastructure that turns complex usage-based pricing into competitive advantage. Our developer-first approach powers companies like Vercel, Pinecone, and Replit, delivering real-time billing automation, lightning-fast pricing experiments, and granular revenue analytics.

Backed by $44.1M in funding from top investors like Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, and Greylock, we're a high-velocity team shipping infrastructure that's defining the future of monetization.

We work in office 3 days/week in downtown San Francisco. Our values, customer centricity, minute matter, run with it, and attention to detail shape how we work and grow as a team.

About the Role:

This is a unique opportunity for an engineer who loves building product and working directly with customers. You’ll alternate between shipping production-ready features and partnering with customers to support their integration and success with Orb, collaborating closely with Customer Success to understand goals, guide technical setup, and unblock challenges. Along the way, you’ll write custom logic or tooling as needed and turn those insights into scalable product improvements with the broader Engineering team.

In this role, you will:

  • Guide technical implementation during customer onboarding and unblock complex workflows

  • Build custom tools and integrations, then evolve them into core product features

  • Identify patterns in customer needs and inform the product roadmap with real-world insights

  • Contribute across the stack to ship features and enhance internal tools

  • Collaborate across teams to deliver a seamless end-to-end customer experience

  • Increase customer team efficiency by automating manual processes

About you:

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in fast-paced or startup settings

  • Enjoy blending engineering with customer interaction, like a solutions architect or forward-deployed engineer

  • Skilled at solving complex problems and turning ambiguity into clear solutions

  • Strong communicator, able to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences

  • Empathetic and user-focused, with a passion for intuitive, problem-solving products

  • Comfortable working across the stack and exploring new technologies

  • Driven by impact and motivated by helping customers succeed

Orb’s Tech Stack :

At Orb, we believe great engineers can learn any stack, so you do not need experience with these specific tools, and we encourage you to apply regardless.

  • Frontend: Typescript + React + Tailwind CSS

  • Backend: Python

  • Datastores: PostgreSQL + Apache Druid+ Clickhouse

  • Streaming Platforms: Kafka + Spark Streaming

  • Cloud Platform: AWS

Benefits:

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Unlimited PTO plus an additional week off between Christmas and New Year’s

  • 401k plan

  • 16-week paid parental leave with equity vesting

  • Commuter stipend

  • Catered lunches in the office

  • Meaningful equity in the form of stock options

Equal Opportunity Employer

We work with each other day in and day out, and strongly believe that building a diverse and inclusive team is key to our long-term goals and success as a company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.