# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Bilt Rewards](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/bilt)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Sales Engineering
**Salary:** $200k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Webhooks, OAuth, GCP, SQL, NoSQL, CI/CD, Containerization, Github Copilot, Claude, Cursor
**Posted:** 2026-04-23

> Forward Deployed Engineer works directly with partner teams to design, implement, and troubleshoot API integrations using Java and modern tools. Requires 4+ years experience, strong API fluency, and excellent technical communication skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Embed directly with partner engineering teams to design and implement API integrations against Bilt’s platform, acting as a trusted technical counterpart
- Write clean, production-quality code—primarily in Java—including reference implementations, SDKs, code samples, and integration accelerators that partners can adopt
- Own the full integration lifecycle: from technical discovery and architecture design through implementation support, testing, and go-live
- Debug and troubleshoot complex, cross-system issues spanning Bilt’s APIs, partner systems, webhooks, and data flows—often in real time on calls with partner engineers
- Translate business requirements into clear API contracts, sequence diagrams, and technical specifications that both internal and external engineering teams can execute against
- Build and maintain developer-facing resources: API documentation, integration guides, Postman collections, and sample applications
- Leverage AI-powered development tools (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, etc.) as a core part of your workflow to accelerate prototyping, code generation, documentation, and problem-solving
- Serve as the technical voice of the partner internally—advocating for API improvements, surfacing integration pain points to product and engineering, and influencing the platform roadmap
- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, sales, and partnerships teams to ensure technical alignment and successful partner launches

**Additional responsibilities may include:**
- Leading live technical demos and architecture walkthroughs for prospective and existing partners
- Building proof-of-concept integrations and prototypes to validate new partnership opportunities
- Serving as an escalation point for complex technical issues from customer success and support teams
- Identifying opportunities to improve platform performance, developer experience, and API ergonomics based on field observations

## Qualifications
- 4–5+ years of experience as a software engineer, forward-deployed engineer, solutions engineer, or similar hands-on technical role where you shipped code and worked directly with external partners or customers
- **Strong Java proficiency**: you can write, review, and debug Java code confidently. Experience with **Spring Boot**, **REST frameworks**, and modern Java tooling is a plus
- **Deep API fluency**: you live and breathe **RESTful APIs**, **webhooks**, **OAuth**, and third-party integrations. You can read an API spec and immediately reason about edge cases, error handling, and data flows
- **Fluency with AI-powered developer tools**: you actively use tools like **Claude**, **Cursor**, **GitHub Copilot**, or similar to write code, generate documentation, debug issues, and accelerate your work. You see AI as a multiplier, not a novelty
- Excellent technical communication: you can explain a complex distributed system to a partner’s engineer, write crystal-clear documentation, and tailor your message for audiences ranging from CTOs to junior developers
- Experience with **cloud platforms**, preferably **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)**. Familiarity with **CI/CD pipelines**, **containerization**, and **infrastructure-as-code**
- **Database knowledge** including **SQL**, data modeling, and experience working with both relational and **NoSQL** datastores

**Bonus:**
- Fintech or payments experience and prior work with payment processors, card networks, **PCI compliance**, or financial platforms is a strong plus
- Loyalty, subscription, or adtech platform experience—familiarity with the partner types in Bilt’s ecosystem accelerates ramp-up

## Compensation
- Salary range: **$200,000 - $240,000** (based on YOE/level)
- Eligible for equity and an annual performance-based bonus

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