Forward Deployed Engineer

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure the Pryzm platform in customer environments, including data ingestion pipelines, integrations, and custom workflow automation
• Write production-quality code (scripts, APIs, and lightweight applications) to extend platform capabilities and solve customer-specific problems
• Integrate Pryzm with third-party data sources, government systems, and customer infrastructure
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues rapidly in the field, with limited access to core infrastructure or remote support
• Translate operational requirements from non-technical stakeholders into clean technical specifications and working software
• Build tooling, templates, and reusable components that accelerate future deployments
• Partner with the product engineering team to surface field-discovered bugs, feature gaps, and architecture feedback
• Own technical relationships with customer engineers, data teams, and IT/security leads
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases, deployment playbooks, and engineering documentation

Requirements

• 2+ years of software engineering / forward deployed engineering experience, with a strong foundation in at least one backend language (Python, Go, Java, or similar), at a top tier-startup, enterprise, or your own projects
• Hands-on experience deploying or integrating software in complex, real-world environments, not just greenfield development
• Fluency with data: SQL, ETL pipelines, REST APIs, and working with structured and unstructured data sources
• Strong debugging instincts and the ability to diagnose problems across the full stack, including infrastructure and networking layers
• A customer mindset: you understand that the best technical solution is the one that actually gets used
• Exceptional written and verbal communication: you can explain a complex system to a program manager and a junior analyst in the same conversation
• Located in or willing to relocate to New York, Washington DC, or Boston. This is a fully on-site position
• US Person required; active clearance preferred or ability to obtain

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working in or alongside the federal government, defense, or intelligence community
• Veterans and those with military or intelligence community backgrounds

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Platinum healthcare: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage fully covered for employees and dependents
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance fully covered, with the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents
• Relocation assistance available