Role Overview
Mintlify is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer. This is a contract role in San Francisco. posted 3 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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WHY MINTLIFY?
We're on a mission to empower builders.
- Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 20,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Microsoft, PayPal, Spotify, Coinbase, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch.
- Small team, huge impact: We recently passed 65 employees and raised a $45 million Series B led by A16Z and Salesforce Ventures. Each new hire has a huge impact on shaping the company's trajectory.
- Culture of slope over y-intercept https://mattrickard.com/hire-slope-not-intercept: We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities.
We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly.
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON HERE
- Serving as the dedicated technical owner for one or more of our largest enterprise customers after the contract has been signed
- Shipping code, reliable software, and systems that carry production traffic from day one
- Pioneering the patterns for deploying Mintlify inside organizations with 100,000+ employees
- Scoping ambiguous customer asks into shippable plans, and saying no when the ask would fork the product
- Designing and deliver self-hosted and VPC deployments, SSO (SAML/OIDC), and least-privilege access architectures
- Building enterprise-specific integrations with customer systems as they exist today, finding the least invasive path rather than demanding a rebuild
- Debugging production issues across the full stack and own them to resolution
- Productizing the patterns you see across deployments: self-hosting packages, runbooks, integration templates
- Feeding field knowledge back into the core product so we never solve the same problem twice
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with real production ownership (you've been paged, you've done the postmortem), focused on backend work
- Direct customer-facing experience: you've sat across from a customer, explained a technical limitation, and kept their trust
- Comfort with enterprise deployment realities: cloud infrastructure, networking, SSO, compliance-conscious environments
- Strong written and verbal communication: you can brief an executive and pair with their platform team in the same afternoon
- Bonus points: Previous founding experience. Experience in an FDE, solutions architecture, or professional services motion.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN OUR ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS TEAM
The Enterprise Solutions team is new and this is a founding seat. We operate as a mini-startup inside each large enterprise deployment with full ownership and direct contact with the customer. You'll define how Mintlify builds enterprise-ready products and prove out the motion for serving the largest organizations in the world, with a direct and measurable line from your work to revenue.
COMPANY BENEFITS:
- Competitive compensation and equity
- 20 days paid time off every year
- 401k or RRSP
- $420/month wellness stipend
- 100% coverage for Health, dental, vision (within the US)
- Free Ubers to and from the Mintlify office
- Free lunch and dinners while working at the Mintlify office
- Annual team offsite (previously went to Alaska, Hawaii)
About Mintlify
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer position at Mintlify?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Mintlify. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer position at Mintlify located?
This position is based in San Francisco. Mintlify has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Mintlify earn?
Mintlify has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer role at Mintlify posted?
This role was posted on July 6, 2026 (3 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
How much experience does the Senior Forward Deployed Engineer role at Mintlify require?
This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Mintlify lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.
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