What Field Engineer does

Field Engineer is a two-sided global online marketplace that connects businesses needing on-site technical engineering work with freelance field and network engineers. The platform enables businesses to post jobs free of charge and algorithmically matches them against a pool of background-checked, opt-in engineers; matching considers engineer rating, years of experience, skills and certifications, and GPS proximity to the job site. Once a job is completed, Field Engineer retains a 10% service fee deducted from the engineer's earnings, with no charge to the hiring business — payments are routed through Stripe, PayPal, Payoneer, ACH, credit cards, or direct deposit. The platform spans a claimed 75,000+ vetted engineers across roughly 190–200 countries, organized by region (e.g., 15,000 engineers each on the U.S. East and West Coasts, 13,000 in Europe, 12,000 in South America and Asia), and supports 300,000+ job types spanning telecom, network deployment, SD-WAN, data center, audio-visual, print, cabling, smart hands, and field engineering work. Core product surfaces include a self-serve web platform (fieldengineer.com), an app portal (app.fieldengineer.com), and native iOS and Android applications built on the Ionic Framework, complemented by an in-platform messaging and voice communication layer, a project management dashboard for multi-engineer/multi-location engagements, and a public-facing Skills Directory.

Name

Field Engineer

Legal name

Field Engineer, Inc.

Website

https://fieldengineer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The go-to-market combines self-serve free job posting for SMBs with enterprise field sales for larger accounts needing bulk engineering resources, alongside API integration claims for embedding into existing business systems. Customer concentration is anchored on telecom operators — most notably Openreach (BT), which uses the platform for full-fibre rollout hiring — supplemented by enterprise IT infrastructure buyers and a long tail of SMB customers. The company is privately held (Field Engineer, Inc., Delaware-incorporated), founded circa 2015–2018 by Malik Zakaria (CEO) and Kaushik Bhaumik (CTO), with Thales Texeira as Advisor; disclosed funding totals only $2.5M across 2016 and 2017, indicating a bootstrapped or near-bootstrapped capital structure. It is headquartered at 77 Water Street, Suite 7000, New York, NY 10005, operates 101–250 employees, and complies with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freelance Engineering Marketplace

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

akta.pro primary industry

Utilities & Telecom Field Technician Staffing (BPACAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field Services & Onsite Support (Dispatch/Break-Fix) (BPAEAJAE), Field Service Dispatch & Remote Troubleshooting (BPAAACAG), Oil & Gas / Energy Field Services Staffing (BPACAEAF)

Keywords

• Freelance engineer marketplace
• Field engineering services
• Telecom network staffing
• On-demand technical workforce
• Smart hands services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission: Field Engineer charges businesses no fees to post jobs or hire engineers. Instead, a 10% service fee is deducted from the engineer's earnings when a job is completed. This transaction-based model aligns incentives between the platform, businesses, and engineers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Field Engineer operates a global freelance marketplace that connects businesses with on-demand field and network engineers across 190+ countries. The platform enables businesses to post jobs for free and algorithmically matches them with 75,000+ background-checked engineers, then facilitates project management, GPS-verified task tracking, integrated messaging/voice communication, and payment processing. The company charges a 10% service fee deducted from the engineer's earnings rather than charging businesses.

Product overview

Field Engineer operates as a global freelance marketplace platform connecting businesses with field engineers for telecom, network, and IT projects. The core platform enables job posting, algorithmic matching, project management, and payment processing. Mobile applications for iOS and Android allow engineers to manage jobs on the go. The platform spans 75,000+ vetted engineers across 200+ countries offering various job types including Network Security Services, Print Services, Audio Visual Services, Data Center Services, and Field Engineering Services. Additional services include Global Smart Hands for on-site technical support. The Skills Directory provides resources for various engineering specializations including Cisco certifications, SD-WAN technologies, and network deployment roles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Engineer Platform Global freelance marketplace platform connecting businesses with 75,000+ vetted field and network engineers across 200+ countries. Enables free job posting, algorithmic matching, project management dashboards, integrated messaging/voice, and payment processing for telecom, network, IT, and field engineering projects.
• Field Engineer Mobile App (iOS) iOS mobile application that lets engineers manage jobs, report work hours, track assignments, and communicate with businesses on the go. Available on the Apple App Store.
• Field Engineer Mobile App (Android) Android mobile application that lets engineers manage jobs, report work hours, track assignments, and communicate with businesses on the go. Available on the Google Play Store.
• Global Smart Hands Services On-demand on-site technical assistance service providing installation, deployment, troubleshooting, and testing for OEM hardware across 190 countries. Backed by 45,000+ engineers on the platform.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Openreach (BT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenreach, BT's infrastructure unit, uses Field Engineer to recruit engineers for network deployment projects including full fibre rollout initiatives. Relationship demonstrates Field Engineer's ability to serve major telecom infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wonolo:
• TaskEasy: TaskEasy is an online marketplace that connects property owners with contractors for home services like lawn care, landscaping, and snow removal. While focused on property services rather than telecom engineering, it is directly comparable as a two-sided on-demand marketplace for skilled field labor with algorithmic matching and take-rate economics.
• WorkMarket (ADP): WorkMarket, an ADP company, is a freelance management system for sourcing, onboarding, managing, and paying independent contractors and contingent workers. It directly overlaps with Field Engineer's marketplace and contractor management capabilities, particularly for enterprise buyers scaling field and on-site engineering workforces.

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Upwork is one of the largest global freelance marketplaces, connecting businesses with independent professionals across software, IT, networking, and engineering categories. While much broader than Field Engineer, it overlaps in the on-demand technical and network engineer sourcing space, especially for SMB and mid-market buyers.
• ServiceNow Field Service Management: ServiceNow FSM provides enterprise-grade work order management, scheduling, dispatch, and mobile workforce functionality as part of the Now Platform. It overlaps with Field Engineer's workflow tooling for enterprise customers managing distributed engineering workforces, especially within telecom and large utilities.
• Toptal: Toptal operates a curated freelance talent network spanning software engineers, designers, finance experts, and project managers. It competes with Field Engineer for on-demand technical talent, particularly network and infrastructure engineers, with a similar vetting-driven marketplace model and enterprise focus.
• Handy (Angi): Handy, part of Angi, is a consumer-facing marketplace for home cleaning, installation, and handyman services. It is comparable to Field Engineer as a scaled, two-sided on-demand labor marketplace, though it focuses on home services rather than enterprise telecom/network engineering customers.
• Salesforce Field Service (Field Service Lightning): Salesforce Field Service is an enterprise FSM suite offering dispatch, scheduling, mobile workforce management, and asset tracking. It competes with Field Engineer on the buyer side by absorbing field engineering sourcing and management into a broader CRM/ERP stack, particularly for large telecom and utilities customers.
• ClickSoftware (Zoom Field Services): ClickSoftware, now part of Zoom, is an established field service management and workforce optimization vendor serving telecom, utilities, and field service organizations. It competes with Field Engineer by offering AI-driven scheduling and dispatch that large operators use to manage their own engineering workforces, including contractors.

Emerging players

• FieldAware: FieldAware is a field service management software provider targeting small and mid-market service organizations with scheduling, dispatch, and mobile workflows. It competes with Field Engineer on the buy-side software layer for managing deployed engineers, though it focuses on owned workforces more than on-demand marketplace sourcing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FieldEngineer_
• Facebookfacebook.com/fieldengineers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fieldengineer

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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