Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +12 more states.

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of technical delivery from discovery through architecture, build, production, and post-launch support.

• Collaborate closely with client engineering and business teams.

• Convert business challenges into architectural solutions and effectively communicate these architectures to executives.

• Develop production applications and agentic systems within client environments.

• Create LLM-powered workflows, manage agent orchestration, establish evaluation frameworks, and integrate with financial systems.

• Design APIs and facilitate system integrations.

• Strengthen prototypes for regulated production settings by conducting security reviews, audit trails, PII management, and performance testing.

• Assess client requests and propose suitable solutions.

• Mentor client engineers to enable them to sustain and enhance delivered systems.

• Manage complex production issues within client infrastructure.

• Formulate implementation plans, organize work sequences, and delegate tasks to both internal and client-side engineers.

• Provide technical leadership without engaging in people management.

• Foster account growth through successful solution delivery without a revenue target or involvement in commercial discussions.

• Proactively identify potential risks.

• Ensure the provision of documented, runnable, and maintainable software after transitioning off an engagement.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of experience delivering production software across the full stack.

• Proficiency in Python; .NET or Node.js may be considered as alternatives.

• Experience with front-end technologies such as React or Next.js.

• Proven ability to lead the technical aspects of project delivery.

• Capability to manage implementation plans, sequence work, and direct engineers without formal management duties.

• Experience in API design and system integration.

• Familiarity with integrating legacy, poorly documented, load-bearing systems.

• Background in client-facing delivery, including conducting discovery sessions and navigating challenging stakeholder relationships.

• Experience with production LLMs and agents, involving prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation frameworks, and large-scale deployment.

• Focus on application engineering rather than ML research.

• Comfort in delivering value in ambiguous situations.

• Strong communication skills with both engineers and executives.

• Experience in effectively scoping client requests.

• Willingness to travel to client locations 20–30% of the time.

• Must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future sponsorship.

• International relocation or remote work outside the United States will not be considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Wellness days.

• Disability insurance.

• Wellness program.

• IRA with employer matching up to 3% annually.

• 15 days of paid time off (PTO).

• 9 recognized US holidays.

• 5 sick days.

• Office closure during the last week of the year.

• Additional PTO accrued annually.

• Paid parental leave.

• Commitment to a healthy work/life balance with encouragement for a workweek of no more than 40 hours.

• Career support and empowerment in management.

• A stable company with over 25 years of establishment.