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Forward Deployed Engineer (NYC)

Mintlify· Sales
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New York City$0 + equityFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Technical role embedded in Mintlify's Sales Team to close complex enterprise deals by scoping, prototyping, and delivering custom technical solutions alongside Account Executives.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with AEs on complex enterprise and mid-market deals from discovery through close
  • Lead deep technical discovery to understand customer documentation workflows, integrations, and success criteria
  • Design and build custom demos, prototypes, and proofs-of-concept that directly unblock deals and accelerate decisions
  • Present technical solutions to mixed audiences, from frontline engineers to executive buyers
  • Translate customer requirements into clear technical specifications that engineering can realistically deliver
  • Scope custom work with enough fidelity to inform pricing, timelines, and contract structure
  • Partner with engineering leadership to estimate effort, assess feasibility, and flag risks early. Identify technical debt, integration complexity, or maintenance concerns before deals are signed.
  • Serve as the go-to technical operator for Sales on complex deals
  • Share customer and field insights to influence product roadmap and go-to-market strategy
  • Build internal tools, templates, and processes that make technical selling more repeatable and scalable.

Qualifications

  • Strong full-stack development experience (React, Node.js, APIs, databases)
  • Proficiency in web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, modern frameworks
  • Ability to rapidly build functional prototypes and MVPs
  • Experience with documentation tools, MDX, or content platforms (strong plus)
  • Comfortable reading and understanding codebases to assess integration complexity
  • 4+ years of software engineering experience in product or customer-facing roles with previous solutions engineering or sales engineering experience
  • Experience with enterprise RFPs, security reviews, or procurement processes
  • Track record working directly with customers on technical implementations
  • Experience scoping technical work and creating specifications for engineering teams
  • Background in fast-moving startup environments with high autonomy

Skills

Required:Full-stack developmentWeb technologiesPrototype developmentCustomer-facing experience
Nice to have:Documentation tools

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity
  • 20 days paid time off every year
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • monthly wellness stipend
  • 100% employee coverage for Health, Dental, Vision
  • Commute stipend to help get you to and from work
  • Free lunch and dinners
  • Annual team offsite (previously went to Alaska, Hawaii, Jackson Hole)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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The intelligent documentation platform

The best developer companies (think Stripe, Twilio, MongoDB) have effective and user-centric documentation at their backbone. Mintlify helps any company achieve the documentation they need effortlessly, so that they can focus on building what they do best.

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