There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems!
We are seeking a high-impact FDE to drive this new engagement model. Unlike traditional professional services, this role requires deep embedding within the customer’s mission to provide ownership of their agentic future. You will be a strategic asset, not just a service resource, dedicated to solving complex business problems using our platform and Agentic capabilities. You will act as an extension of our Product team, ensuring our most strategic accounts achieve rapid value.
Key Responsibilities
• Deep Customer Embedding: operate as a dedicated resource embedded within customer teams to identify and activate new opportunities, finding and solving complex business problems.
• Accelerate Adoption: actively drive the adoption of OutSystems Agentic capabilities to prevent slowdowns and ensure "agentic success" at strategic accounts.
• AI-Native Delivery: Execute "Intelligent” Solution Delivery by integrating AI into the core of the team's daily work and solution design. Prototype fast, proving technical feasibility and business value.
• Business Development: Strategically identify opportunities to expand use cases. Work with the Account Teams to turn initial "lands" into lasting success stories.
• Product Feedback Loop: Create a direct connection with the Product team, conveying field experience to evolve the product where gaps exist between capabilities and customer needs.
Forward Deployed Engineer: $153,000 - $186,300 Base Salary
Salary Determination: Our salary range is based on industry standards, company performance, and market conditions. We offer competitive compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.
In determining salary ranges, we consider factors such as:
Market Research: Industry reports, salary surveys, and online salary databases
Company Performance: Financial performance, revenue growth, and budget allocation
Job Requirements: Skills, experience, and qualifications necessary for the role
Geographic Location: Cost of living, market conditions, and industry standards in our region
Qualifications & Requirements
• Proven field experience with a track record of building trust and technical momentum in complex environments.
• AI-Driven Expertise: Deep knowledge of AI integration to minimize the ramp-up curve and drive immediate impact.
• Ability to work onsite with strategic customers to ensure close physical and time-zone alignment.
• Experience in outcome-driven delivery, moving beyond traditional requirements to deliver measurable business value.
The Longer Story:
Working at OutSystems
Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in doing excellent work to pursue our vision of providing the AI-powered low-code development platform enterprise leaders trust to build, secure, and evolve their business applications, agents, and core systems. Our culture is focused on our core values of trust, customer success, innovation, and alignment. Our team members operate with transparency, integrity, and accountability, define success through the lens of the outcomes we deliver for our customers, push the boundaries with excellence, and work together toward our shared vision to deliver on what matters most.
What do we have to offer you?
A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating. We challenge each other to innovate in our products, in our team, and how we use our own technology. And we give our teams space to be proactive and creative.
Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Yes, vertical career progression is a possibility, but it's not the only one. From lateral moves and joining different teams to mastering specialized skills, we support your growth no matter what your goals are.
Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you. We act as one global OutSystems team, taking ownership and working together toward a shared vision.
Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it’s why our company exists.
We ask “why” a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.
Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we’d love to hear from you!
OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.
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