Lovable
0 open Forward Deployed Engineer roles at Lovable, plus 2 closed. Curated with comp bands.
On the board since Jul 2026 · latest role Sep 2026 · no roles open right now
Our take
Why Lovable
A $13.3B vibe-coding breakout that spun up a forward-deployed function — but both its FDE seats have since closed, so there's nothing live to apply to right now.
- FDE type
- Product-embedded
- Travel
- Medium
- Comp
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- Growth-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Senior full-stack engineers (React/TypeScript) to keep an eye on Lovable for when it reopens FDE hiring
- People who'd want to design an FDE playbook rather than inherit one
- Player-coaches who like standing up a function at its founding stage
- Candidates comfortable with founding-era, band-less offers
The fastest vibe-coding platform to scale
Lovable turns natural-language prompts into working software — 'vibe coding.' Founded in Stockholm in 2023 by Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin, it grew out of Osika's open-source GPT Engineer project and rebranded in December 2024. It hit $200M ARR by November 2025 and now reports around 60 million hosted projects and 900 million monthly visitors, with enterprise users including Adidas, NVIDIA, and Deutsche Telekom.
Why it stood up a deployed-engineering org
Lovable scaled to consumer-plus-enterprise volume before it had any forward-deployed function. As names like Adidas and NVIDIA pushed more ambitious builds onto the platform, it opened FDE seats — first a founding IC, then a player-coach Lead — to sit with those customers and get real products shipped. The intent was to create the delivery motion from scratch, not to slot into an existing team.
Both FDE seats are now closed
As of late September 2026, both postings have come down: the founding IC role closed earlier, and the Forward Deployed Engineering Lead is no longer listed. Lovable's public careers board — 79 open roles across engineering, product and GTM — currently shows no forward-deployed role at all. So there is nothing live to apply to today; the function may be filled, paused, or being restructured.
What forward deployed meant at Lovable
When open, the flavor was product-embedded and full-stack. FDEs worked alongside Lovable's most ambitious customers to turn big ideas into products actually shipped on the platform, rather than delivering separate integrations. The bar was React/TypeScript depth and direct customer time — translating what a customer wants into something that runs and renews on Lovable's own stack.
Comp was a negotiation, not a band
Neither the IC nor the Lead published a salary band, which is typical for founding-era hires. Had you interviewed, the offer would have hinged on equity and scope rather than a posted number, against a bar of roughly 5+ years of full-stack (React/TypeScript) experience. If a seat reopens, expect the same band-less, scope-led shape.
The trajectory that could reopen it
Lovable raised a $200M Series A (Feb 2025, $1.8B), a $330M Series B (Dec 2025, $6.6B), and a $400M Series C (Aug 2026, $13.3B) — doubling its valuation in under a year. A company compounding this fast, with a wall of enterprise demand, is a strong candidate to re-open deployed-engineering seats, which is why it's worth watching even with nothing live today.
Questions candidates ask
Can I apply to an FDE role at Lovable right now?
No. As of late September 2026 both FDE postings — the founding IC and the Lead — are closed, and Lovable's careers board lists no forward-deployed role. Worth checking back given how fast it's growing.
What did the FDE roles want when they were open?
Deep full-stack ability — React and TypeScript — plus roughly 5+ years of experience. The Lead was a player-coach expected to hire and run the team while staying hands-on with customers.
Was compensation disclosed?
No. Neither the IC nor the Lead published a salary band; both were founding-era, negotiation-led roles.
Is Lovable still growing?
Yes — a $400M Series C at a $13.3B valuation in August 2026, roughly double its December 2025 valuation. That trajectory makes a future reopening of deployed-engineering seats plausible.
Analysis updated 2026-09-29
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