Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

As a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer at Edera, you'll be the technical heart of our customer relationships - embedded with strategic customers to ensure they get maximum value from our platform. You'll operate at the intersection of engineering and customer success, working with platform and infrastructure teams who are building and scaling Kubernetes platforms for the long haul. You'll translate complex security and scale requirements into real solutions while feeding hard-won field insights back into the product. This isn't a typical post-sales role: you'll write code, architect solutions, and go deep on Kubernetes internals alongside the people who rely on Edera every day. Why Edera? Make secure computing simple. Many believe that truly securing computing is an impossible undertaking. We don't. The products and innovations we release on the way to that end will change everything. We're just getting started. Come believe with us. We operate as a team and exhibit these values and priorities when working together: Embrace your whole self - We meet each other with humility, curiosity, and authenticity, embracing difficult challenges with courage and dedication to our mission, our humanity, and each other. We don't just talk the talk, we walk the walk, together - Diversity is critical to our survival. We value diversity in all its forms, understanding that different perspectives drive our success and those in our community should feel confident in sharing and showing up as their complete selves. We've got your back, for real - We prioritize honest, sincere communication and foster a culture of active gratitude, dignity, and empowerment, where everyone feels safe to contribute and innovate. We believe psychological safety is instrumental in supporting an innovative and successful company and community. Master your craft, honor your limits - We believe in continuous learning and growth, supporting each other to outfail the competition without fostering a hero culture, relying on teamwork and empathy. We recognize that work is just one part of our lives and celebrate striving toward growth in all areas of life. We don't just dream it, we do it - We are dedicated to our mission and are not afraid to tackle difficult challenges, whether in our work, products, or team dynamics.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (forward deployed engineer, solutions engineer, professional services, or similar)
• Proven experience building or operating Kubernetes platforms at scale - multi-cluster, multi-tenant, or large fleet environments
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes - ideally multi-cluster environments, RBAC, and workload security
• Comfortable reading and writing code (Go, Python, Bash, or similar) to build integrations and automate workflows
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security concepts - container security, runtime threat detection, policy enforcement, supply chain security
• Experience advising or partnering with platform engineering teams on infrastructure design, scaling strategies, and operational best practices
• Excellent communicator who can explain complex technical concepts to both practitioners and executives
• Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity in an early-stage startup environment
• Must be located in the United States
• Experience with Linux systems internals is a strong plus
• Prior experience at a security or infrastructure startup is a strong plus

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