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Forward Deployed Engineer

FleetPulse· Engineering
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Hybrid (Chicago)$140k - $165kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Experienced software engineer to accelerate FleetPulse's initiatives, owning end-to-end projects, collaborating with customers and stakeholders, and contributing across the full stack using Kotlin/Spring, React, and React Native.

Responsibilities

  • Own initiatives end-to-end and ship solutions with immediate, visible impact on fleets
  • Work directly with customers and stakeholders
  • Lead code and design reviews; mentor engineers on best practices
  • Partner with product stakeholders to refine requirements; translate real problems into solutions from customer interactions
  • Tackle projects across the stack (frontend and backend) and collaborate across full stack
  • Elevate the team's technical standards and contribute to API design, observability, and building platforms
  • Adapt to ambiguity and define what needs to be built, not just execute against a spec
  • Learn new technologies and contribute across the stack

Qualifications

  • 5+ years’ experience as a professional software developer
  • Experience with Kotlin, Java, Python or another backend language
  • Experience with AWS / GCP
  • Familiarity with relational databases and schema design
  • Passionate about code quality and engineering best practices
  • Experience with large distributed systems with an emphasis on observability, instrumentation, monitoring
  • Intuition for when to polish vs. ship
  • Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a team
  • Chicago, IL based

Skills

Required:Software developmentBackend developmentFrontend development

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company 6% 401k Match
  • Choice of three healthcare plans
  • Dental & Vision
  • Company provided STD, LTD and Life Insurance
  • 12 paid company holidays
  • Full paid parental leave
Last updated Jul 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About FleetPulse

Advance Trailer Telematics

FleetPulse gives you trailer and cargo-level visibility that help you stay ahead of failures, cut downtime, and keep every mile as profitable as possible.

Trailer TelematicsCargo SecurityFleet ManagementOperational InsightsCargo Theft PreventionTrailer Health MonitoringUptime Optimization
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