Forward Deployed Engineer

ProSights; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ProSights in New York seeks an experienced software builder to create data solutions for portfolio companies. In this role, you will embed with teams, prototype rapidly, and take projects live, ensuring that the software delivers value.

The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in production software and a strong command of Python, SQL, and APIs. This position requires onsite presence with the ability to travel to client sites. ProSights sponsors all necessary work visas.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building and shipping production software.
• Comfortable with LLMs (RAG, evals, prompting, agents).
• Strong judgment to diagnose business problems.

Responsibilities

• Embed with a portfolio company to learn business operations.
• Prototype working software solutions quickly.
• Own the outcome until the product creates value.

Skills

Python

SQL

APIs

Data pipelines

Full-stack development

Problem diagnosing

Job description

What you would build

• Custom apps, data pipelines, integrations, and AI agents, pointed at the problems every portfolio company has:
• Post-M&A data migration. Unify messy contract, customer, and financial data after an acquisition into one source of truth.
• Document & data pipelines. Turn documents and systems of record into structured, cited output that downstream teams can trust.
• Custom operational apps. Replace paper, binder, and spreadsheet workflows with software the team actually runs on.
• Revenue & CRM operations. Clean pipeline data, automate renewals and pricing, and keep customer records in sync across systems.
• System integration & AI agents. Pipe clean data into the ERP, CRM, and warehouse, and stand up agents that handle the repetitive work.

What the job is actually like

• Embed with a portfolio company. Sit with the people doing the work, learn how the business runs, and find the problem worth solving.
• Prototype fast. Get to a working prototype in 48 hours, not a slide deck.
• Ship to production. Take it from prototype to live software in about four weeks, running on their real data.
• Own the outcome. Stay on the hook until it works and creates value, then hand over software the company owns.
• Move across the portfolio. Carry what you build from one company to the next so each engagement is faster than the last.
• Be the face of ProSights on site. Work directly with founders, operators, and PE deal and value-creation teams.

Who you are

• Experienced builder. 4+ years building and shipping production software, with real ownership of outcomes.
• Strong and fast. Python, SQL, APIs, and data pipelines; comfortable building with LLMs (RAG, evals, prompting, agents).
• Full-stack enough to ship. You can put a usable app in front of a non-technical team, not just a backend.
• Strong judgment. You can diagnose an ambiguous business problem, talk to operators and executives, and decide what is worth building.
• High agency. You go onsite, navigate a messy company, and make things work without waiting for a spec.
• NYC-based and happy to travel to customer sites.

We sponsor any and all visas necessary for work.