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Forward Deployed Engineer, East Asia

Cape· Engineering
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East Asia$175k - $235kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) are technical operators who ensure Cape’s products work in the field for federal, national security, and enterprise customers. They embed with customers, translate mission needs into working software, prototype integrations, troubleshoot live issues, and feed operator feedback into product and engineering. Role sits between Business Development and Engineering with frontline customer engagement and hands-on development.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical delivery of Cape’s products into federal/national security/enterprise customer environments—from first prototype through operational acceptance and sustainment

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in a software engineering or forward deployed engineering role
  • Fluency in Mandarin Chinese (spoken and written)
  • Based in (or willing to relocate/travel to) the Asia-Pacific region
  • Demonstrated technical competency across multiple domains—a “Swiss army knife” profile who can credibly code, debug networking issues, reason about systems-level tradeoffs, and learn quickly
  • Strong ability to scope ambiguous problems, sequence delivery, and make sound prioritization calls without explicit instruction
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to brief a flag officer, write a clear engineering ticket, and run a customer working session with equal fluency
  • High ownership and resourcefulness—comfort with the parts of the job that aren’t glamorous, and a track record of doing whatever needs to be done to deliver
  • Demonstrated ability to engage directly with customers to scope technical requirements and deliver against them end to end
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites, military installations, and partner locations

Skills

Required:Software engineering

Benefits

  • 401(k) match
  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)
  • Stipends for: Family-forming needs, Gender-affirming care
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Relocation and moving assistance if needed
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Cape is premium wireless coverage with an added layer of personal security.

Cape is premium wireless coverage with an added layer of personal security. Talk, text, and live with the confidence that you’re protected.

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