Point11
1 open Forward Deployed Engineer role at Point11. Curated with comp bands.
Comp on the board: $170K–$220K.
On the board since Oct 2026 · still hiring
Our take
Why Point11
A founding-era, ex-Google agentic-commerce shop where the FDE writes code inside enterprise storefronts — published $170K–$220K, heavy travel, and the upside is scope, not cash.
- FDE type
- True forward-deployed
- Travel
- High
- Comp
- Competitive
- Stage
- Early-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Full-stack or integration engineers who like living in a client's codebase and presenting architecture to VP-level engineering
- People who want a front-row seat to agent-era commerce (MCP servers for live catalog, pricing and inventory)
- Candidates comfortable with up to 50% travel and a Miami base outside the usual SF/NY gravity wells
What they do
Point11 sells analytics (digital twins, campaigns) and infrastructure (Site, Chat, Voice) that let enterprises rebuild their storefronts for an era where shoppers, and the agents shopping for them, query a catalog rather than browse a page. The board describes it as founded by ex-Googlers, and the product surface is exactly what that lineage suggests: structured data, search-style relevance, and conversational front ends. It is a young company, so treat the category thesis as a bet rather than a proven market.
What “forward deployed” means here
This is the literal version: you write code in client codebases, wire up CRMs, CDPs, warehouses and SSO, stand up MCP servers, debug production, and then explain the architecture to VP-level engineering. Up to 50% travel is stated in the listing. There is no 'solutions' hedge here; the job is integration engineering with a customer-facing voice.
Comp & leveling
The listed band is $170K–$220K, which is respectable and, usefully, published. It sits well below frontier-lab FDE seats ($280K+ at the big names) and below growth-stage peers, so the trade is title and scope over cash. Equity terms aren't disclosed on the listing; ask before you assume a meaningful stake.
Growth signals
The Private Sector title implies Point11 is carving up its deployment org by customer segment, which usually means a public-sector or second FDE track is planned. The posting went live this week, so this looks like an early hire rather than a backfill. We can't point to a verified funding round or headcount, so weigh the company's runway as an open diligence question.
Analysis updated 2026-10-15
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