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Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.
Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.
Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses:
Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) : 8-15 Years
Circles – AI Native Telco Transformation
About Circles
Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telecommunications industry through its AI-native SaaS platform. We enable mobile operators, digital brands, and enterprises to transform into Digital Network Operators (DNOs), delivering exceptional customer experiences, autonomous operations, and accelerated growth.
Our platform powers millions of subscribers globally and helps operators move beyond traditional telecommunications into modern technology companies through AI, automation, and cloud-native software.
The Role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Circles, you will sit at the intersection of technology, business transformation, and customer success.
You will work directly with Tier-1 /2 mobile operators, digital brands, and enterprise customers to solve their most strategic challenges using the Circles platform. You will embed with customer teams, understand their business objectives, and rapidly deploy solutions that improve customer experience, increase operational efficiency, accelerate revenue growth, and enable AI-native operating models.
You will help customers transform from legacy telecommunications operators into Digital Network Operators by leveraging Circles’ AI-native BSS, CRM, growth, and autonomous operations capabilities.
This is a highly entrepreneurial role requiring equal parts software engineering, systems thinking, data analytics, and customer leadership.
What You Will Do
Customer Transformation
Solution Engineering
Data & AI
Delivery Excellence
What We’re Looking For
Required (8 to 15 years)
Preferred
Success Metrics
Within your first 12 months, you will:
Why Join Circles
At Circles, you will help shape the future of telecommunications.
You will work alongside some of the world’s leading operators, helping them transition from traditional telcos to AI-native technology companies. You will build solutions that directly impact millions of subscribers while working with cutting-edge technologies across AI, automation, digital commerce, customer engagement, and autonomous operations.
This role is ideal for builders who enjoy solving complex customer problems, operating close to business outcomes, and delivering transformational change at scale.
Circles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.
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