Forward Deployed Engineer

FIS Systems Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impact in fintech

Professional learning

Inclusive environment

Community contributions

Competitive salary

Job summary

FIS is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with Tier-1 bank clients, translating modernization goals into production software. You will ship code, design integrations, and build trust with bank engineering leadership, operating with startup-level autonomy and the scale of a global fintech.

You will travel 25–50% as needed, collaborating across architecture, data pipelines, and platform improvements, and delivering technical demos, workshops, and client education to shape enterprise

Qualifications

• Proven track record shipping robust, scalable infrastructure in Go, Rust, or Java.
• Deep experience with Kafka, concurrency, event-driven architectures, and multi-region databases.
• Strong background in AWS, GCP, or Azure; SRE principles, IaC, and Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Responsibilities

• Work with bank architecture, infrastructure, and product teams to understand landscape and modernization goals.
• Design future-state architectures to unlock innovation and build relationships with bank leadership.
• Become the trusted technical partner for bank engineering and architecture leadership; turn deployments into enterprise stories.
• Translate patterns and needs from deployments into product requirements and platform improvements.
• Build proofs of concept and end-to-end bank use cases (digital wallets, checking accounts, etc.).
• Connect upstream and downstream systems with durable, production-grade integrations.
• Build and maintain high-performance data pipelines across bank systems.
• Run performance tests and validate scale, resilience, and failover behavior.
• Support sales with technical demos, architecture workshops, and platform education for clients.

Skills

Go / Rust / Java experience

Kafka & distributed systems

Cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)

Kubernetes / OpenShift

Data pipelines / data engineering

AI / LLM awareness

Customer-facing engineering

4+ years experience in technical role

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Cloud tooling (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

This role sits within a newly acquired startup building an AI-enabled, autonomous banking platform for Tier-1 financial institutions within the banking group. The Forward Deployed Engineer embeds directly within strategic bank clients as a hands-on engineer - translating modernization ambitions into production software at Tier-1 scale. Operating at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and client relationship, this role demands someone who can ship code, design integrations, and build lasting trust with bank engineering leadership. This role offers the autonomy and ownership of a startup, combined with the scale and long-term impact of FIS. The team shapes how the world's largest banks adopt next-generation core banking infrastructure - operating with clear accountability, enterprise resources, and direct production responsibility.

PS~ Candidates located near our FIS office locations in Sydney, Australia & Christchurch, New Zealand will be expected to follow hybrid schedule.

What You Will Be Doing

• Work with bank architecture, infrastructure, and product teams to understand their landscape, pain points, and modernization goals. Translate business needs into technical requirements
• Design the bank's future-state architecture to unlock accelerated innovation Build relationships
• Become the trusted technical partner for bank engineering and architecture leadership. Turn a single deployment into an enterprise story Feed the product
• Translate patterns, friction points, and unmet needs from bank deployments into product requirements and platform improvements Build & Integration Build
• Develop proofs of concept and build bank use cases end to end (e.g., digital twins, checking accounts, stablecoin wallets)
• Connect upstream and downstream systems with integration patterns that are clean, durable, and production-grade Data
• Build and maintain high-performance data pipelines connecting the bank's existing systems
• Run performance tests and validate scale, resilience, and failover behavior Commercial Support Presales
• Support sales with technical demos, architecture workshops, and platform education for prospective clients Travel
• Travel to client sites as needed (expect 25-50% depending on engagement phase)

Required Qualifications

• Proven track record shipping robust, scalable infrastructure in Go or similar systems languages (Rust, Java) Distributed systems
• Deep experience with Kafka, concurrency patterns, event-driven architectures, and multi-region databases Cloud infrastructure
• Strong background in AWS, GCP, or Azure. SRE principles, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes/OpenShift Data engineering
• Experience building data-intensive systems and distributed data pipelines AI-native engineer
• Naturally integrates AI into workflow; stays current on LLM capabilities and agentic development patterns 4+ years in a technical, customer-facing role
• Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, Consultant, or Software Engineer Fintech / banking
• Preference for knowledge of financial transaction flows, core banking systems, or banking technology High agency
• Thrives in ambiguity; writes the playbook when none exists Ownership mindset
• Owns outcomes, not just tasks. When something breaks before go-live, fixes it - and builds the system so it doesn't break again Versatile
• Switches naturally between writing code, designing architecture, and leading a workshop Impact Direct impact on core banking platforms used by Tier-1 global institutions High autonomy and accountability within a small, senior team Work shipped directly to production environments at enterprise scale

What We Offer

What We Offer You At FIS, you can grow your career as far as you want to take it.

• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
• Personal and professional learning
• Inclusive, diverse work environment
• Resources to give back to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits

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