Client-Facing Full-Stack Engineer for MVP Delivery

Starhold; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

High energy office environment

Job summary

A tech-focused organization in Chicago is seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer to take ownership of client engagements. You'll bridge the gap between product and engineering, leading technical discovery, managing development teams, and ensuring delivery matches the architectural vision. The ideal candidate has strong full-stack skills, particularly in Django, and a proven track record of executing zero-to-one projects. Competitive compensation ranges from $80,000 to $100,000, plus bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable excellence building production web/mobile software with modern stacks.
• Experience integrating common APIs and services like Stripe, email/SMS, file storage.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work well with others in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and translate vision into scope.
• Own architecture decisions and design data models.
• Oversee a team of senior engineers ensuring quality delivery.
• Ship software across the stack and maintain engineering quality.
• Run weekly technical checkpoints with clients.

Skills

Strong full-stack capability

Excellent client-facing communication

Proven zero-to-one execution

Comfortable with databases (PostgreSQL preferred)

Experience integrating common APIs

Tools

Django

PostgreSQL

DigitalOcean

AWS

Azure

Job description

A tech-focused organization in Chicago is seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer to take ownership of client engagements. You'll bridge the gap between product and engineering, leading technical discovery, managing development teams, and ensuring delivery matches the architectural vision. The ideal candidate has strong full-stack skills, particularly in Django, and a proven track record of executing zero-to-one projects. Competitive compensation ranges from $80,000 to $100,000, plus bonuses and benefits.