Maybern
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
$310K–$350K
New York Office · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 2, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of customer-facing technical experience.
About the job
Leads client-facing technical engagements for private funds, designing and delivering production AI systems and other platform extensions while building Maybern’s forward-deployed engineering practice.
What you'll do
- Lead discovery, develop proposals, scope engagements, and manage senior client relationships from initial discussions through production adoption.
- Architect production-grade AI systems and applications for automation, forecasting, optimization, simulation, and decision support.
- Build the practice through reusable solutioning processes, mentoring and hiring, and identifying bespoke work that can become product capabilities.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of customer-facing technical experience in consulting, enterprise software, or forward-deployed engineering.
- Track record leading ambiguous client initiatives from discovery through delivery.
- Strong Python, SQL, system design, and analytical application architecture skills; hands-on experience taking AI systems to production, including agentic workflows and evaluation frameworks.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including proposal writing, scoping complex engagements, and handling difficult client situations.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with the Snowflake AI Data Platform.
- Experience in finance or private markets, optimization or simulation, turning bespoke systems into reusable products, or building a forward-deployed or professional services team.
Pay
$310K – $350K USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, Snowflake AI Data Platform
AI focus
Architect production AI systems, including agentic workflows, extraction and automation over real-world data, evaluation frameworks, optimization, simulation, and decision support.
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