Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)
Harness , Chicago, Illinois +3
The role
Forward Deployed Engineers work embedded inside enterprise engineering teams to design and build AI-native automation on the Harness platform. This is a hands-on, code-first role. You will write production code and scripts, build production pipelines, and connect Harness AI Agents into a customer's existing systems, staying engaged until the capability is live in production. You will work directly alongside customer engineers, turning business objectives into working software rather than documentation or advice.
- Embed inside a customer's engineering organization for the length of a build engagement to design and build agent-driven automation across the software delivery lifecycle.
- Write production code connecting Harness AI Agents to a customer's pipelines, repositories, ITSM tooling, security systems, and infrastructure.
- Partner directly with customer engineering stakeholders and the broader Harness delivery team to translate an approved plan into working software.
- Prototype quickly, ship incrementally, and iterate directly with customer engineers rather than handing off a static design document.