Forward Deployed Engineer

Middesk
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 148,000 - 275,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Python","TypeScript","Go","Distributed systems","APIs","Cloud-native infrastructure","Django","Data pipelines","AI workflows","LLM","Agent-based systems"]

A deeply technical builder and technical leader who designs, ships, and iterates on mission-critical integrations and AI-driven systems working closely with customers and internal teams. Own deployments end-to-end, influence architecture, and establish best practices for real-world systems across Middesk.

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Middesk
Middesk
3 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

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Job Summary

A deeply technical builder and technical leader who designs, ships, and iterates on mission-critical integrations and AI-driven systems working closely with customers and internal teams. Own deployments end-to-end, influence architecture, and establish best practices for real-world systems across Middesk.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead architecture and technical design for complex, customer-facing systems and integrations.
  • •Make and communicate clear trade-offs across speed, reliability, and scalability.
  • •Identify systemic risks and drive improvements across deployments, not just one-off solutions.
  • •Establish patterns and standards that other engineers can build on.
  • •Partner deeply with strategic customers to understand their architecture, workflows, and constraints.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 148,000 - 275,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of experience building and shipping software in production environments.
  • •Demonstrated experience acting as a technical lead or domain owner for a team or major system.
  • •Strong proficiency in Python and at least one additional language (TypeScript, Go, etc.).
  • •Experience designing and operating distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure.
  • •Comfort operating across the stack: backend systems, integrations, infrastructure, and tooling.
Experience:6+ yearsFintechRegulatoryStartup
Skills:PythonTypeScriptGoDistributed systemsAPIsCloud-native infrastructureDjangoData pipelinesAI workflowsLLMAgent-based systems
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonTypeScriptGoLLMAgentsAPIsCloudKubernetesDockerData pipelines

Company Brief

Middesk
Provides B2B identity verification and business data infrastructure to help companies onboard, verify, and risk-assess businesses and their owners through APIs and workflow tools.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2018
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