Forward Deployed Software Engineer

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INC.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems in Dublin, Ireland seeks a senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer. You will tackle rapid prototyping, architectural de-risking, and tactical engineering initiatives within our global Product & Technology organization, partnering with leaders to turn ambiguous problems into concrete solutions that empower Bentley's P&T teams.

You’ll work across architectures, code PoCs, and validate designs in cloud environments, with experience in Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one major

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience delivering high-performance software.
• Self-directed with bias for action and autonomous work style.
• Fluency across multiple languages (C#, TypeScript, Python, Java, or C++).
• Experience collaborating with global Product & Technology teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Prototype across full stack and cloud platforms to de-risk architectures.
• Architect, code, and benchmark PoCs to validate performance.
• Collaborate with global P&T teams and leadership to deliver prototypes to product teams.
• Deliver clear technical summaries and hand off polished deliverables.

Skills

Programming languages

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

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Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid/On-site)

Position Summary

Operating directly within our global Product & Technology organisation, this role functions as an internal Forward Deployed Software Engineer. We are looking for an adaptable, highly autonomous senior engineer to tackle rapid prototyping, architectural de-risking, and tactical engineering initiatives.

Rather than maintaining a traditional product lifecycle, you will partner closely with our leadership team, including the CTO, senior engineers and architects on short-cycle strategic initiatives. Your customers are Bentley's global Product & Technology (P&T) organization - the teams responsible for building and operating the products and solutions that power our customers' success.

You will take on complex, ambiguous technical challenges, rapidly evaluate solution options across the full stack, from architecture and design to hands-on implementation, build functional proof-of-concepts, and transition successful solutions to our core product teams.

Responsibilities

Full-Spectrum Problem Solving: Fluidly navigate across varied technical domains depending on the project. One month you may be addressing deep performance profiling and cloud reliability; the next, you may be building modern front-end spikes or evaluating microservice patterns.

De-Risk Architecture: Architect, code, and benchmark functional proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to validate performance and evaluate emerging technologies before Bentley makes a company-wide commitment.

Operate Across the Stack & Cloud: Leverage a wide range of technologies, acting as a polyglot across multiple programming languages and major cloud platforms to deliver the right solution for the business.

Ensure Frictionless Hand-offs: Package your validated architectures, write the technical summary, and hand the clean, maintainable deliverables over to our global P&T teams so you can pivot to the next strategic unknown.

Qualifications

0-to-1 Experience: 7+ years of software engineering experience with a demonstrable track record of designing, building, and delivering complex, high-performance software in fast-paced environments.

Ownership and Bias for Action: You are highly self-directed, comfortable operating autonomously without extensive supervision, and driven to turn ambiguity into actionable solutions.

Curiosity and Learning Agility: You possess an aptitude to select the best tool for the specific problem at hand. You have working fluency across multiple programming languages (such as C#, TypeScript, Python, Java, or C++) and continuously learn new ones.

Empathy and Partnership: You view the global P&T organization as your customer, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring your prototypes are built with their eventual operational needs in mind.

AI-Amplified Output: Practical experience leveraging generative AI APIs, vector retrieval/RAG patterns, or daily integration of AI-assisted engineering tools to amplify output.

High-signal Communication: Ability to synthesize complex technical discoveries, trade-offs, and architectural recommendations into direct, high-signal summaries for technical leadership.

Big Picture Architecture: Solid foundational knowledge of distributed systems, multi-tenant patterns, containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes), and at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

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An attractive salary and benefits package.

A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.

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About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

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Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.

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