Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Enterprise

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Collaborate directly with engineering, security, and platform teams to gain insights into system architectures, constraints, and operational realities.

• Design and implement integrations between Gray Swan’s platform and client systems, APIs, data pipelines, and runtime environments.

• Convert real-world enterprise needs into well-defined proofs of concept, deployment strategies, and production architectures.

• Serve as the primary technical lead for customer deployments, swiftly identifying, scoping, and addressing issues across various environments.

• Develop and enhance backend services, integrations, and tools to facilitate secure deployment in diverse customer settings.

• Ensure that deployments align with enterprise standards for reliability, security, observability, and maintainability.

• Rapidly create proofs of concept to assess technical feasibility and customer value.

• Adapt based on user feedback, operational insights, and changing requirements.

• Balance the need for speed with long-term maintainability and platform consistency.

• Collaborate closely with sales, product, and core engineering teams to ensure successful customer outcomes.

• Clearly communicate technical insights, trade-offs, and recommendations to both internal teams and clients.

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical experience in building and deploying production-quality software systems.

• Strong foundation in backend or full-stack software engineering, with experience in designing APIs, services, and integrations.

• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and distributed systems, including AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Proven experience in dynamic, fast-paced environments while taking full responsibility for outcomes.

• Comfortable collaborating directly with customers and external stakeholders for technical delivery.

• Strong programming skills in Python and at least one systems or backend-oriented language (e.g., Go, Java, C++, Rust).

• Experience with data pipelines, event-driven systems, or service-oriented architectures.

• Knowledge of security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, monitoring, and secure system design.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401k with up to 4% matching

• 28 days annual leave (vacation + holidays)

• Health, dental, and vision coverage

• Catered lunches (Pittsburgh office)

• Flexible work arrangements

• Visa sponsorship available for exceptional candidates