Forward Deployed Engineer
- Employment
- Full-time, Part-time
- Practices
- Design System
At Blink, we constantly have new opportunities, so if you are interested in working for Blink, apply, and we will contact you if a position that fits your experience comes in. Blink UX is looking for Forward Deployed Engineers interested in our project-based contractor pool. Project-based contracts vary in length; projects at Blink usually range from 1-4 months.
Most opportunities are full-time, but sometimes part-time needs arise as well. This is a great opportunity to work with a diverse group of clients from various industries.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will bridge content, design, and engineering to deliver modern, AI-enabled content platforms. Lead technical solutioning for clients while remaining deeply hands-on—building proofs of concept, validating architectures, and operationalizing AI-driven content workflows.
- Partner with clients to shape and validate technical solutions for content modernization and GenAI enablement.
- Advise on technology stacks, tradeoffs, and implementation approaches (CMS/DAM, front end, APIs, AI services).
- Translate content strategy and design intent into executable technical plans.
- Design and build proof-of-concepts that demonstrate feasibility, value, and scalability.
- Implement front-end integrations with headless CMS/DAM platforms.
- Build or wire up GenAI workflows (LLM, RAG) into content creation, assembly, and delivery pipelines.