Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed, Node.js

Remote from: EMEA
Annual salary: Undisclosed
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Department: Software Engineering
Employment type: Full Time,
Job posted: 18 Jun 2025
Apply before: 18 Jul 2025
Experience level: Senior
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About Deel

Deel helps businesses hire anyone, anywhere. It's global payroll for employees and contractors from around the world.

Financial Services
2019

Actively Hiring

Who we are is what we do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 100+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 5,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Why should you be part of our success story? As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google. Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $800 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work. As a Forward-Deployed Integration Engineer at Deel, you'll work at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success. You'll collaborate directly with strategic customers to understand their technical needs, then design and implement solutions that drive impact — from custom integrations and automation workflows to complex platform use cases. You'll represent Deel to our clients and our clients to Deel. This is an extremely technical and highly collaborative role where empathy, initiative, and creativity are just as important as your ability to write production-ready code. Get ready to

Engage directly with customers to understand their technical requirements and business objectives
Design and implement tailored technical solutions, often using Deel's and our partner Accounting and HCMs' APIs, webhooks, and backend infrastructure
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Solutions Engineers, and Backend/Frontend Engineers to deliver both customer-specific and scalable product improvements
Contribute to product planning by feeding real-world customer use cases back into the roadmap
Build and enhance product features, debug issues, and improve reliability at "Deel speed"
Provide exceptional technical support during onboarding, implementation, and post-sale expansion
Act as a trusted technical advisor, helping enterprise customers unlock the full power of Deel

What you'll bring to the team:

Excellent communication skills, especially with non-technical stakeholders and external clients
Experience delivering client-facing solutions, whether in implementation, consulting, or embedded technical roles
5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack software engineer, ideally in SaaS or B2B platforms
Fluency in Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, with deep understanding of software engineering best practices
Strong SQL skills, particularly with PostgreSQL — including query optimization, migrations, and modeling
Hands-on API development experience, validation, and performance tuning

You're the engineer we're looking for if you:

Love blending hands-on engineering with solving real customer problems
Thrive in ambiguous environments and take ownership from idea to delivery
Communicate clearly across functions and with clients — translating between technical and business needs

Bonus Points If You:

Have worked in fintech, HR tech, or SaaS
Have experience deploying solutions in customer environments (e.g., custom scripts, middlewares, internal APIs)

Total Rewards Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. Some things you’ll enjoy

Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com and @paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visitingour careers page. Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives. Deel will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] of the nature of the accommodation that you may require, to ensure your equal participation. We use Covey as part of our hiring and/or promotional processes. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. For positions in New York City, our use of Covey complies with NYC Local Law 144. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on March 30, 2025. For more information about our data protection practices, please visit our Privacy Policy. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here: https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144

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