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Forward Deployed Engineer
$180K–$210K
New York Office · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of forward deployed / solutions engineering experience.
About the job
Embeds with external partners to identify operational problems and build end-to-end software products using software and AI.
What you'll do
- Work directly with Third Party Administrators, Record-Keepers, and HR/Payroll processors.
- Understand operational issues and rapidly build full-stack products using software and AI.
- Engage with external stakeholders, including technical teams and executives.
What they ask for
- Strong full-stack software engineering skills.
- Proficiency in at least one of Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScript.
- Proficiency with React.
Nice to have
- Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies.
- Analytical approach to business and operational problems using technology.
Pay
$180K – $210K USD base salary
Tools
Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, TypeScript
AI focus
Use AI as a lever to build end-to-end full-stack products for external partners.
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