Forward Deployed Engineer

Job Description

### About the Role

Join a public sector technology team delivering AI-powered software for government agencies. You will partner with product and customer teams to design, build, and deploy modern systems that improve public services.

### What You'll Do

* Own technical projects from initial customer conversations and solution design through implementation, launch, adoption, and ongoing maintenance.

* Build and iterate on software using AI-assisted coding tools as part of your daily workflow.

* Develop reusable components, data models, and workflows that support future deployments.

* Work directly with government stakeholders, balancing customer collaboration with hands-on engineering.

* Travel to client sites occasionally, approximately five days per quarter.

### What We're Looking For

* One to five years of experience as a forward deployed engineer or customer-facing software engineer.

* Experience delivering a technical solution end to end, from an initial build through customer adoption and post-launch support.

* Strong full-stack engineering skills, including backend and frontend development, data modeling, and workflow design.

* Familiarity with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or similar, and experience with AWS is beneficial.

* A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or an equivalent technical field, or comparable technical experience.

* Experience at an early-stage technology company or in govtech, public sector, or government-facing work is helpful.

* Current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship is required.

### Compensation \& Benefits

Base salary is $170,000 to $220,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

This is an on-site role in New York, New York, with five days per week in the office and occasional client-site travel.