HackerRank

We’re looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work onsite with our customers, serving as the primary technical presence in customer engagements, leading pilots, demos, and supporting customer evaluation and successful adoption.  This role blends deep customer engagement with technical execution.  What you’ll do Lead customer-facing engagements, including discovery, pilots, and demos, acting as the primary technical voice in front of prospects and customers.   Partner onsite with customers, engineers, recruiters, and business leaders to uncover developer needs, listen with empathy, and shape practical, goal-driven solutions. Keep customer projects on track through disciplined execution and proactive updates. Use the right tools, including AI when useful, to deliver faster, more reliable outcomes that strengthen HackerRank’s customer experience. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to elevate the voice of the customer.   Who you are A customer-facing technical lead with enough full-stack depth to configure, debug, and explain web applications, integrations, and generate API scripts as needed (Ruby or Python).  Confident leading conversations onsite with prospects and enterprise customers while gathering requirements, shaping technical approaches, and delivering results that drive measurable impact. A clear communicator who can go deep with engineers or simplify for non-technical crowds. A strong operator who plans, executes, and follows through, keeping projects organized. You lead with empathy, energy, and a problem-solver’s mindset. Even better if you have Experience as a software, solutions, or sales engineer working with HR tech, ATS platforms, IDEs, developer tools, API-first or integration-heavy systems. A track record of seeing projects through from scoping to delivery, balancing customer needs with technical tradeoffs. You will thrive in this role if You love mixing engineering, consulting, and delivery, owning every step of the journey. You want every project to feel like a new challenge. You set and uphold high standards for excellence for yourself and those around you.

We’re looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work onsite with our customers, serving as the primary technical presence in customer engagements, leading pilots, demos, and supporting customer evaluation and successful adoption.  This role blends deep customer engagement with technical execution.  What you’ll do Lead customer-facing engagements, including discovery, pilots, and demos, acting as the primary technical voice in front of prospects and customers.   Partner onsite with customers, engineers, recruiters, and business leaders to uncover developer needs, listen with empathy, and shape practical, goal-driven solutions. Keep customer projects on track through disciplined execution and proactive updates. Use the right tools, including AI when useful, to deliver faster, more reliable outcomes that strengthen HackerRank’s customer experience. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to elevate the voice of the customer. Who you are A customer-facing technical lead with enough full-stack depth to configure, debug, and explain web applications, integrations, and generate API scripts as needed (Ruby or Python).  Confident leading conversations onsite with prospects and enterprise customers while gathering requirements, shaping technical approaches, and delivering results that drive measurable impact. A clear communicator who can go deep with engineers or simplify for non-technical crowds. A strong operator who plans, executes, and follows through, keeping projects organized. You lead with empathy, energy, and a problem-solver’s mindset. Even better if you have Experience as a software, solutions, or sales engineer working with HR tech, ATS platforms, IDEs, developer tools, API-first or integration-heavy systems. A track record of seeing projects through from scoping to delivery, balancing customer needs with technical tradeoffs. You will thrive in this role if You love mixing engineering, consulting, and delivery, owning every step of the journey. You want every project to feel like a new challenge. You set and uphold high standards for excellence for yourself and those around you.

HackerRank helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree. Our platform is trusted by over 2,500 of the world’s most innovative companies to build strong engineering teams ready for what’s next. About the role As a SDET, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing our automation-first quality strategy across web, API, and AI-driven systems. You’ll work closely with Engineering and Product teams to ensure that quality is designed into every feature, enforced through strong automation, and protected by strict release gates. This is a hands-on, technically deep role with real ownership and impact.**** What you’ll do Lead and standardize test automation practices across teams and services Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and SerenityJS Develop automated test suites in JavaScript/TypeScript for web, API, and workflow validation Design and maintain REST API automation using Postman or equivalent tools Integrate automation deeply into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions Enforce mandatory quality gates, blocking releases on automation or sanity failures Monitor automation executions, analyze failures, and drive root-cause resolution Conduct automation code reviews to ensure consistency, reusability, and maintainability Collaborate during design and story elaboration to define acceptance criteria and risk coverage Mentor QA and engineering teams on automation frameworks, tooling, and best practices Contribute to automation metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives Who you are 3+ years of experience in QA Automation / SDET roles Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and SerenityJS (JavaScript/TypeScript) Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript for building reliable, maintainable automation Solid experience in REST API testing using Postman or similar tools Hands-on experience with CI/CD automation using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions Having experience working with the Cucumber BDD framework. Strong working knowledge of Git (GitHub) and modern version control workflows Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes-based environments Exposure to Accessibility (A11y) testing, with an understanding of WCAG principles Experience with Desktop Automation testing Strong understanding of regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex automation failures Strong communication skills and the ability to influence quality across teams Even better if you have Use AI agents or tools to perform day-to-day activities or to test AI-powered features. Familiarity with visual regression testing, cross-browser testing, and performance validation Experience designing or contributing to automation metrics and quality dashboards Exposure to cloud-native, large-scale SaaS platforms Experience mentoring teams and driving the adoption of quality standards across multiple squads You will thrive in this role if Believe quality is a shared responsibility across Engineering, QA, and Product Prefer preventing defects through strong automation and release gates Enjoy building systems that scale, rather than relying on manual effort Comfortable enforcing 100% pass-rate mandates for critical workflows Like working on complex systems involving CI/CD, containers, and AI-driven logic Care deeply about reliability, trust, accessibility, and real-world user experience

HackerRank is scaling its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function globally. We are hiring a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (Global) to set the strategy, standards, and execution bar for this team. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will lead the global FDE function, directly manage FDEs in the U.S., and partner closely with regional GMs in EMEA and APAC. What you’ll do Lead, coach, and grow a team of FDEs that lead customer engagements (pre- and post-sales) to define and deliver solutions. Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to shape solutions that solve real customer problems. Work with Product and Engineering to incorporate customer-specific solutions into the product roadmap. Provide hands-on technical leadership across APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities. Elevate how we run demos, proofs of concept, and onsite engagements. Build repeatable playbooks, delivery standards, and best practices to move fast at scale. Who you are A seasoned technical leader with 8+ years in engineering, solutions engineering, or technical delivery, and 2+ years leading high-performing technical teams. Obsessed with operating alongside the team, reviewing designs, challenging assumptions, and stepping in when problems get ambiguous or high-stakes. Highly experienced in leading customer-facing technical teams where success depends on credibility, clarity, and execution, not scripts or handoffs. Fluent across engineering and business contexts, you can debate architecture with engineers and align outcomes with sales, product, and customer leaders. Excellent presenter and communicator who can modulate the message across both technical and non-technical audiences. Even better if you have Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Technical Consultant. Background in developer tools, HR tech, or API-first SaaS platforms. Experience working in globally distributed or matrixed teams. You will thrive in this role if You enjoy building teams, systems, and standards from the ground up. Ambiguity energizes you, especially in fast-moving environments. You hold high standards for ownership and quality, with a bias toward action and urgency.

At HackerRank, we are on a mission to change the world to value skills over pedigree. We are a high-performing, mission-driven team that truly, madly, deeply cares about what we do. We don’t see velocity and quality as tradeoffs; both matter. If you take pride in high-impact work and thrive in a driven team, HackerRank is where you belong. About the role The Integrations Team owns the pipelines that enable data to flow in and out of HackerRank, allowing customers to use HackerRank products from any third-party tool seamlessly. We meet the customers where they are from Applicant Tracking Systems to communication tools such as Slack and Zoom. Integration is a critical part of the business and is one of the many reasons why customers choose HackerRank. Making this seem simple to customers means abstracting away the complexities of making systems talk to each other in a scalable and resilient way, and that wouldn’t be possible without a team of skilled engineers. As a Senior Engineer, you’ll play a technical leadership role in designing, building, and supporting world-class integrations. You’ll break down complex business and product challenges into engineering work, partner closely with peers across teams, and deliver solutions that raise the bar for reliability and excellence. What you’ll do Design and deliver high-scale, resilient integrations that power HackerRank’s ecosystem. Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to break down, prioritize, and execute integration work. Support enterprise customers with complex integration needs. Continuously improve HackerRank’s engineering practices and standards. Use AI-powered development tools to accelerate coding, debugging, and automation workflows. Who you are An experienced engineer with 5+ years in the field, including 4+ years building and maintaining production systems in TypeScript and Node.js. A technical leader with at least a year of experience guiding projects or mentoring teammates. Someone who holds a high bar for code quality, testing, and operational reliability. Comfortable using AI tools like Copilot, Cursor, or ChatGPT to move faster and ship better code. Even better if you have Run temporal in production, and worked with Nest.js to build reliable, scalable services. Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud infrastructure, and familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and ATS platforms. Built internal tooling or automation powered by AI/LLMs to reduce manual effort and improve developer productivity. You’ll thrive in this role if Designing complex systems excites you, and you deliver impact with every commit. Operational excellence and reliability are principles you care deeply about. Collaboration is second nature, you’ve worked across teams to drive meaningful outcomes. You hold yourself and others to a high bar of engineering excellence. Compensation Base salary range: $150,000 – $172,000. This range doesn’t include bonuses, stock options, or benefits for which you will be eligible. Final offer may vary based on skills, experience, location, and other compensation components.