Forward Deployed Engineer

<h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re looking for a <strong>top-tier Forward Deployed Engineer</strong> to join Linkup and work hand-in-hand with our founders, customers, and partners. You'll be part of the founding FDE team at Linkup </p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Your mission: help leading AI companies, developers, and enterprises integrate Linkup’s AI-ready search APIs into their products - and shape how the next generation of AI agents connects to the web.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a highly cross-functional role. You’ll operate at the intersection of <strong>engineering, GTM, and customer success</strong>, turning technical integrations into insights that drive our product roadmap, marketing narratives, and outbound strategy.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’ll be the connective bridge between what customers build with Linkup and how we tell that story to the world.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Work directly with customers and partners</strong> to design, prototype, and deploy integrations of Linkup’s APIs into real-world agentic systems.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Participate in pre-sales efforts</strong> - technical discovery, proof-of-concept design, demo environments.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Collaborate cross-functionally</strong> with backend, ML, and product teams to ensure performance and reliability at scale.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Partner with the GTM Engineer and DevRel team</strong> to turn customer learnings into automation, tutorials, and playbooks.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Identify and implement technical integrations</strong> with our other partners in the value chain (workflow orchestration, AI frameworks, etc.)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Translate complex technical concepts</strong> into clear explanations for both developers and business audiences.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Why This Role Matters</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Every integration you build helps define <strong>how AI systems connect to live, trusted information</strong>.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’ll operate on the frontier between customers and product - bringing the voice of the field into everything we build and say.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Your work will inform:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">The <strong>stories we tell</strong> in marketing.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">The <strong>use cases we automate</strong> in our GTM systems.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">The <strong>features we prioritize</strong> in our roadmap.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em">If you love blending engineering with impact - building things users actually depend on: this role is for you.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>You’re a Great Fit If You</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1