Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Coplane; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity (founding-team)

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Paid time off

Learning stipend

Equipment support

Job summary

Coplane is building automation for enterprise customers in finance, accounting, and operations. The role blends Python engineering with system integration, client workshops, and input to product direction. You will own delivery from scoping to production, while coordinating with stakeholders and ensuring security, compliance, and performance.

This is a full‑time, US‑based position with travel. Candidates should have 3+ years of software engineering experience with strong Python skills and

Qualifications

• Three years of software engineering experience with strong Python skills.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems via APIs, databases, or cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with finance, accounting, or operations data flows.
• Ability to design solutions balancing customer needs with maintainability.
• Authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business stakeholders to map processes, clarify requirements, and plan technical implementations.
• Design and build Python automation workflows that connect enterprise systems such as ERPs, financial platforms, and databases.
• Own delivery from initial scoping through production, coordinating stakeholders and meeting security, compliance, and performance needs.
• Explain proposed solutions and expected business value to decision-makers, and build relationships that support further work.
• Share customer insights with product teams and identify recurring solutions that could serve more organizations.

Skills

Python

API integration

Databases

Cloud platforms

Finance knowledge

System integration

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Role overview

Work with enterprise customers to identify where AI can improve finance, accounting, and operations, then turn those opportunities into deployed automation. You’ll combine Python engineering and systems integration with customer workshops, delivery ownership, and input to product direction.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business stakeholders to map processes, clarify requirements, and plan technical implementations.


• Design and build Python automation workflows that connect enterprise systems such as ERPs, financial platforms, and databases.


• Own delivery from initial scoping through production, coordinating stakeholders and meeting security, compliance, and performance needs.


• Explain proposed solutions and expected business value to decision-makers, and build relationships that support further work.


• Share customer insights with product teams and identify recurring solutions that could serve more organizations.

Requirements

• At least three years of software engineering experience and strong Python skills.


• Experience integrating enterprise systems through APIs, databases, or cloud platforms.


• Familiarity with finance, accounting, or operations processes and their data flows.


• Ability to design solutions that balance customer-specific needs with maintainability.


• Existing authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Benefits and work setup

Full-time role based in New York City or remote within the United States, with travel.

• competitive compensation


• founding-team equity


• health


• dental and vision coverage


• flexible paid time off


• a learning stipend


• equipment support