Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Harrington Starr; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 133,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Exposure to AI/LLMs

Leadership growth

Job summary

Harrington Starr is partnering with a leading financial technology firm to hire a Forward Deployed Engineering Lead for a New York hybrid setup (3 days onsite). The role combines client-facing delivery, hands-on coding with C# and Python, and ownership of engineering standards in a rapidly growing function.

You will lead a client-facing pod, mentor engineers, and drive delivery excellence while aligning technology with business outcomes and client expectations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in financial services technology.
• Strong hands-on experience with C# and/or Python, data platforms and cloud-native technology.
• Strong understanding of the full trade lifecycle across front, middle and back office.
• Proven experience delivering complex, client-facing technology projects.
• Previous technical leadership experience, including mentoring and developing engineers.
• Experience working with asset managers, asset owners or asset servicing organisations is highly desirable.
• Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to act as a trusted technical advisor.
• Interest in applying AI and LLM tooling to improve engineering delivery and client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a client-facing engineering pod, combining technical delivery, team leadership and commercial ownership.
• Maintain a hands-on role while shaping delivery standards, processes and best practices.
• Grow and shape a newly formed engineering function within the client engagement.
• Partner with clients to align technical delivery with business outcomes and risk controls.

Skills

C#

Python

Data platforms

Cloud-native technology

AI/LLMs

Job description

Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
Tech Stack: C#, Python, Cloud-Native SaaS, Data Platforms, AI/LLMs
New York | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite)
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Harrington Starr has partnered with an innovative financial technology firm transforming how investment and financial services organisations manage and leverage complex data.

They are looking to hire a hands-onForward Deployed Engineering Leadto lead a client-facing engineering pod, combining technical delivery, team leadership and commercial ownership. This is a trueplayer-coachrole, where you will remain close to the technology and client engagements while helping shape delivery standards, processes and the growth of a newly established function.

Key Requirements:

• 7+ years' experience in financial services technology
• Strong hands-on experience withC# and/or Python, data platforms and cloud-native technology
• Strong understanding of the full trade lifecycle across front, middle and back office
• Proven experience delivering complex, client-facing technology projects
• Previous technical leadership experience, including mentoring and developing engineers
• Experience working with asset managers, asset owners or asset servicing organisations is highly desirable
• Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to act as a trusted technical advisor
• Interest in applyingAI and LLM toolingto improve engineering delivery and client outcomes

Key Benefits:

• Opportunity to lead and grow a newly formed engineering function
• Highly visible, hands‑on leadership role with significant client interaction
• Influence technical delivery standards, processes and best practice
• Work at the intersection of financial services, data and cloud technology
• Excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical delivery, people leadership and commercial ownership