# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Confido Legal](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/confido-legal)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $150k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Python, Rails, TypeScript, React, Vue, Postgres, Snowflake, AWS, Posthog, AI/ML
**Posted:** 2025-11-10

> Forward Deployed Engineer works directly with enterprise customers to implement financial workflows, build custom integrations, extend the AI platform for CPG brands, and bridge engineering with product needs. Requires 2+ years software engineering with strong backend/ML background.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- Work directly with enterprise customers during onboarding and implementation
- Translate operational workflows into scalable Confido product features
- Build integrations with customer systems and data sources
- Extend the platform to support complex financial workflows
- Identify product gaps and collaborate with product/engineering to close them

**Typical projects include:**
- AI-powered document ingestion for financial data
- Retailer and freight portal integrations (ex: Kroger)
- Financial analytics and forecasting pipelines
- Internal tools and customer-facing product features

## What We're Looking For

**Required:**
- 2+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong backend or ML/AI background
- Comfort working directly with customers and ambiguous problems

**Nice to Have:**
- Experience with data pipelines, AI systems, or integrations
- Strong communication and product intuition
- Interest in early-stage startups and high ownership roles
- CS degree or equivalent experience

**Stack:**
- **Backend:** Rails, Python
- **Frontend:** Typescript, React, Vue
- **Data:** Postgres, Snowflake
- **Infra:** AWS, Datadog, Appsignal, Mezmo
- **Product Analytics:** PostHog
- **AI:** Claude SDK + foundation models

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