Forward Deployed Engineer

What You'll Do

• Engineer solutions at client sites: Deploy and customize AI research workflows directly where critical financial decisions happen, rapidly prototyping solutions that push our platform's boundaries.
• Drive product innovation from the field: Identify technical gaps while embedded with clients, then architect and implement new capabilities that become core product features.
• Build enterprise integrations: Design complex integrations with client data infrastructure, research tools (Bloomberg, CapIQ), and proprietary trading systems.
• Optimize platform performance: Scale our AI platform for client-specific use cases, solving complex performance challenges in real-world research environments.
• Bridge field and product: Rotate between forward deployed work and core platform development, bringing field insights directly into our technical architecture.
• Own critical deployments: Ensure our platform performs reliably for clients' most critical research operations, debugging issues across the full stack.

Requirements

• 3 - 5 years of software engineering experience with a track record of deploying complex systems in enterprise environments.
• Client-facing technical experience: Previous role as Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or similar position working directly with enterprise customers.
• Full-stack development skills: Strong capabilities in Python/TypeScript with experience in distributed systems, data pipelines, and API development.
• Enterprise integration / data integration expertise: Experience with SSO/SCIM, RBAC, database integrations, and enterprise security requirements.
• Communication and presentation skills: Comfortable presenting to C-level executives and technical teams alike.
• Travel flexibility: Willingness to travel regularly (30-50%) for on-site client engagements from our NYC HQ.

Nice-to-Haves

• Financial services exposure: Previous experience working with financial firms or familiarity with research workflows.
• Data platform experience: Background with large-scale data processing, ETL pipelines, or analytics platforms.
• Rust development experience.
• Startup experience where you owned features end-to-end.

Technical Stack

• Backend: Python, Node.js, Rust, PostgreSQL, Redis
• AI/ML: OpenAI/Anthropic/OpenRouter Vector Databases
• Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Temporal, Kubernetes, Kafka, Apache Airflow
• Monitoring: Datadog
• Tools: Git, GitHub Actions, Pulumi

Benefits

• 100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families. HSA maxed by the company to the IRS limit.
• Automatic coverage for life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Daily lunch in office.
• Unlimited PTO policy.
• Development environment budget - latest MacBook Pro, multiple monitors, ergonomic setup, and any development tools you need.
• "Build anything" budget - dedicated funding for whatever tools, libraries, datasets, or infrastructure you need to solve technical challenges, no questions asked.
• Learning budget - attend any conference, course, or program that makes you better at what we're building.