# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Kepler](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/kepler)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $150k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Python, TypeScript, Node.js, Rust, Postgres, Redis, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Apache Airflow, Temporal, Datadog, Git, GitHub Actions
**Posted:** 2026-01-21

> Forward Deployed Engineer embedding with enterprise financial clients to deploy, customize, and scale AI research workflows while building core platform features. Requires 3-5 years full-stack experience, client-facing technical roles, and 30-50% travel from NYC HQ.

## Job Description

## 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.

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