Field Engineer for Global Impact Tech (Remote)

The Agency Fund; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote environment

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The Agency Fund is a US non-profit funder-doer that builds technology platforms to expand human agency and impact at scale. We seek a Forward Deployed Engineer to work on-the-ground with NGO partners to design, implement, and adapt platforms in the field, bridging engineering and consulting in resource-constrained environments.

You’ll train partner staff, translate field learnings into product improvements, and collaborate with our global team on deployments that deliver measurable social

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of software engineering, data science or technical consulting experience
• Proficient in at least one backend language (Python, Javascript, etc.) and comfortable with APIs
• Able to navigate ambiguous, low-connectivity environments with resourcefulness
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for training and presenting to varied audiences
• Strong problem-solver who can debug novel issues without a manual
• Excited about the last mile of technology in field operations
• Ability to work autonomously while staying connected with a distributed team

Responsibilities

• Architect and adapt data-driven technology solutions at partner NGO sites across multiple countries
• Diagnose and organize partners’ existing applications and data systems
• Deploy and configure Agency Fund technology platforms and programs to scale and improve partner operations and impact
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for field-side implementation challenges
• Customize and adapt platform features based on partner-specific workflows and constraints
• Train partner staff on platform usage and build internal technical capacity at partner orgs
• Identify and elevate product issues, collecting structured feedback from field deployments
• Collaborate with TAF’s engineering team to translate field learnings into product improvements
• Document deployment processes, partner configurations, and lessons learned for reuse

Skills

Software engineering

Data science

Technical consulting

Python

JavaScript

APIs

Remote collaboration

Tools

KoboToolbox

CommCare

ODK

Job description

The Agency Fund is a US non-profit funder-doer that builds technology platforms to expand human agency and impact at scale. We seek a Forward Deployed Engineer to work on-the-ground with NGO partners to design, implement, and adapt platforms in the field, bridging engineering and consulting in resource-constrained environments.

You’ll train partner staff, translate field learnings into product improvements, and collaborate with our global team on deployments that deliver measurable social