Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

About the Role

We are looking for brilliant engineers to join our team at Monq. We're pushing the boundaries of AI with next-generation agentic systems that can autonomously negotiate high-value enterprise contracts. We're focusing on a $4.2 trillion market of strategic procurement that has been largely untouched by AI innovation.

Our mission is to transform how enterprises negotiate their most critical deals, turning strategic procurement from a manual, gut-driven process into a competitive advantage powered by intelligent AI agents.

Forward-Deployed Engineers sit at the intersection of product, engineering, and customer success. You'll own full-stack features end-to-end, with a focus on building for enterprise procurement requirements. You will collaborate closely with Fortune 500 procurement teams to architect and implement sophisticated contract analysis pipelines and negotiation APIs, directly fueling our cutting-edge autonomous negotiation agents with terabytes of real-world procurement data. You will be instrumental in shaping solutions for enterprise clients, all while learning and growing your AI skills in a truly AI-first company at the forefront of agentic negotiation systems.

What You'll Do

Enterprise Integration & Data Infrastructure:

• Design & build scalable backend services and contract processing pipelines written in Python and deployed with Docker & Kubernetes
• Integrate with enterprise procurement ecosystems—major systems such as SAP, Oracle, Coupa, and GEP ERP, GraphQL/REST APIs, SFTP feeds, and event buses (Kafka, Pulsar)
• Wrangle large, heterogeneous procurement datasets—model, transform, and index multi-modal, multi-terabyte enterprise contract and vendor data for advanced negotiation workloads

AI-Powered Negotiation Systems:

• Develop enterprise-level autonomous negotiation AI systems with the support of Monq's AI specialists
• Build data pipelines that feed contract intelligence, vendor benchmarking, and negotiation performance analytics to AI agents
• Create real-time integrations supporting autonomous negotiation agents and strategic decision-making dashboards

Full-Stack Enterprise Solutions:

• Ship complete customer features—from architecture and code to CI/CD, infra-as-code (Terraform), rollout, and procurement team training
• Build enterprise-grade security, compliance, and audit capabilities for high-value contract negotiations
• Contribute across the stack—build lightweight front-ends for negotiation dashboards when needed and pair with AI engineers on inference and evaluation pipelines

Customer Collaboration:

• Collaborate directly with procurement executives & operators—run white-boarding sessions, turn ambiguous negotiation requirements into concrete specs, demo weekly, and iterate fast
• Work on-site with Fortune 500 procurement teams to understand complex negotiation workflows and enterprise integration needs
• Champion observability & reliability—instrument services with OpenTelemetry, define SLIs/SLOs for mission-critical negotiation systems, and automate incident response

Requirements

Essential Qualifications:

• Professional Experience: 5+ years of professional software-engineering experience, ideally in enterprise B2B environments
• Programming Skills: Fluent in Python and comfortable in TypeScript/JavaScript for full-stack development
• Data Systems Expertise: Built and operated data-intensive systems (batch & streaming) in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Database Knowledge: Know your way around relational, columnar, and KV/graph databases—and when to use which for enterprise procurement data

Enterprise Integration Experience:

• Real-World Enterprise Integration: Integrated with enterprise stacks—authentication, SSO, legacy ERPs, message queues, ETL tools, particularly in procurement or finance domains
• Solution Architecture: Can take a loosely defined procurement problem, sketch an architecture, and deliver a production-ready solution in weeks, not months
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate clearly with both engineers and business stakeholders; you enjoy hopping on a customer call with procurement executives to debug an API contract

Professional Skills:

• High-Ownership Environment: Thrive in an early-stage, high-ownership environment—prototype today, deploy tomorrow, iterate next week
• Enterprise Security Understanding: Experience with enterprise-grade security, compliance, and audit requirements
• Customer-Facing Capability: Comfortable working directly with Fortune 500 procurement teams and understanding complex business requirements

Nice to Have

AI & Domain Experience:

• LLM Integration Experience: Experience deploying or consuming LLM-powered services (OpenAI, open-source models, RAG, vector stores) can be a bonus. However, we consider many great candidates without previous AI experience
• Procurement Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with strategic procurement, contract negotiation, vendor management, or enterprise sourcing domains
• Document Processing: Experience with complex document parsing, contract analysis, or legal/procurement document workflows

Advanced Technical Skills:

• Multi-Agent Systems: Understanding of AI agent coordination and autonomous system design
• Enterprise Architecture: Experience with large-scale enterprise software architecture and integration patterns
• Business Intelligence: Background in building analytics and reporting systems for executive-level decision making

Compensation and Benefits

At Monq, we recognise that we're building category-defining technology in a massive market. We offer:

Competitive Package:

• Salary range for the UK: £130,000-£140,000 (We are brutally transparent in our approach, and we will determine your remuneration package and its components together once you finish our recruitment process successfully.)
• Significant equity stake - play a real part in Monq's potential to capture a $4.2T market
• Bi-annual performance bonuses tied to successful pilot deployments and customer outcomes

Work Environment:

• Remote first with quarterly gatherings - you'll have the freedom to decide on a hybrid schedule with your team.
• Direct collaboration with Fortune 500 procurement teams
• Annual team retreat - fully-funded off-site focused on AI innovation and team building

Career Growth:

• Visa sponsorship is available for exceptional candidates who complete our recruitment process
• Opportunity to define the future of AI-powered enterprise negotiations
• Direct mentorship from experienced AI researchers and enterprise software veterans

Others:

• No HR organisation
• Minimum 30 days of annual leave and a day off in the month of your birthday
• Flexible working hours as long as we get the things done
• Temporary work from abroad up to 120 days a year (certain limitations apply depending on your nationality/work authorisation status and tax obligations)

Our Interview Process

We run a focused interview process designed for senior full-stack engineering talent:

Initial Screening (30 minutes) - we only have this stage if we need further clarifications and/or data points about your resume and application form:

• Discussion of your full-stack engineering background and interest in enterprise applications
• Overview of Monq's technical challenges in autonomous negotiation and enterprise integration
• Alignment on career goals and role expectations

Online Assessment/Home Task (45 minutes):

• We assess your technical full-stack engineering skills and cultural fitness; complete this stage at a time that suits you

Technical Architecture Interview (60 minutes):

• Real-world enterprise integration challenges from our autonomous negotiation platform
• System architecture design exercise focused on procurement data pipelines and AI agent integration
• Discussion of scalability, security, and reliability for mission-critical enterprise systems

Problem Solving Interview (45 minutes):

• Assessment of your problem-solving approach with a recent complex integration challenge we've encountered and solved

Bar Raiser Interview and On-site Collaboration (half a day):

• Join in a discussion with one of our co-founders about the most complex enterprise integration challenges you've solved
• Work directly with our engineering and AI teams on current contract processing and negotiation system challenges
• Meet with procurement domain experts and enterprise customer stakeholders
• Experience our culture of rigorous technical development and enterprise focus

About Monq

Monq is building the first AI platform specifically designed for strategic procurement negotiation. We're creating a blue ocean in a $4.2 trillion market that has been ignored by existing AI solutions. Our team brings together deep technical expertise in AI with proven experience in enterprise software and procurement.

We're backed by forward-thinking investors who understand the massive opportunity in applying advanced AI to high-value B2B negotiations. With several major enterprises joining us, we're positioned to become the category-defining platform for AI-powered procurement. We are founded and backed by Revolut and HSBC executives.

Why This Matters: Every 1% improvement in strategic procurement represents a $42 billion market impact. We're not just building software - we're creating the future of how businesses negotiate their most critical deals.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Monq is an equal-opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and all hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please note this in your application or contact us at recruitment@monq.io