Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Bentley Systems; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bentley Systems in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer to drive rapid prototyping, architectural de-risking, and tactical engineering initiatives within the global Product & Technology organization.

You will collaborate with leadership including the CTO and architects on short-cycle strategic initiatives, tackling complex challenges across full stack and cloud environments, and delivering validated PoCs to core product teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience delivering high‑performance software.
• Able to work autonomously and take ownership of complex initiatives.
• Fluency across multiple languages (C#, TypeScript, Python, Java, or C++).
• Experience with AI APIs, vector retrieval/RAG patterns, and AI tooling integration.
• Familiar with distributed systems, multi‑tenant patterns, and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Full‑Spectrum Problem Solving: navigate varied technical domains and project needs.
• De‑Risk Architecture: prototype PoCs to validate performance and bid technology choices.
• Operate Across the Stack & Cloud: work across languages and major cloud platforms to deliver solutions.
• Ensure Frictionless Hand‑offs: package architectures and hand off to P&T teams for future work.

Skills

C#

TypeScript

Python

Java

C++

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Bentley Systems

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).

What We Offer

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world‑leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.