Forward Deployed Engineer

Bridge; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-driven bonus structure

Company stock options

401(k) with company contribution

Robust parental leave

Team environment and corporate events

Job summary

Bridge in New York is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the development of AI-driven tools enhancing commercial lending processes. In this role, you will work closely with product and engineering teams on complex builds that provide real value to lending operations.

Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant engineering experience and a strong coding background. The position offers competitive salary, stock options, and robust employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience, including user interaction.
• Experience delivering complex systems in dynamic environments.
• Proficient in production-grade code and various programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery across multiple builds.
• Embed with teams to understand workflows and guide tool adoption.
• Make smart trade-offs on scope, speed, and quality.

Skills

Engineering or technical deployment experience

Using Claude, Codex, Gemini and other LLMs

Frontend and backend coding skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

React.js

Python

Job description

At Bridge, we're redefining how businesses access capital in two of the most dynamic corners of the U.S. economy: hospitality and working capital. Our platform connects business owners with a network of over 100 commercial lenders, creating a competitive, transparent process to secure the right financing.

Whether it's a hotel developer seeking construction capital or a fast-growing consumer brand that needs inventory financing, Bridge puts borrowers in control of the process and gives lenders the tools to find and underwrite deals faster. We pair modern technology and deep lender relationships with a team of in-house capital experts, and we're building the next generation of AI-powered tools to make commercial lending genuinely efficient.

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll own complex, end-to-end builds that put AI to work inside real lending workflows. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and our in-house capital experts to find the highest-leverage problems, then scope, design, build, and ship the systems that solve them. That might mean automating underwriting analysis on a hotel acquisition, streamlining draw administration on a construction portfolio, or building tooling that helps match a deal to the right lenders out of our network of 100+.

You’ll measure success by what gets adopted and what it changes: faster closings, cleaner servicing, better decisions. This role is based in New York City.

Key Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery across multiple builds, from first prototype to stable production
• Build full-stack systems that deliver real value to lending teams and sharpen how we learn what works
• Embed closely with underwriting, servicing, and capital markets teams to understand their workflows and guide adoption of what you ship
• Scope the work, sequence delivery, and clear blockers before they become problems
• Make smart trade‑offs between scope, speed, and quality, and adjust plans to protect the outcome
• Stay hands‑on in the code when momentum or clarity depends on it
• Turn the patterns that work into reusable tools, playbooks, and building blocks for the rest of engineering
• Feed real‑world signal back to Product and Engineering so we know where our tools shine and where they need work
• Keep teams moving with clear communication and consistent follow-through

Qualifications & Skills

• Bring 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience, including work directly with the people who use what you build
• Have scoped and delivered complex systems in fast-moving, sometimes ambiguous environments
• Have deep knowledge and experience using Claude, Codex, Gemini, and other LLMs
• Write and review production‑grade code across frontend and backend (we work in TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, and Python, but strong engineers who can pick up a new stack are welcome)
• Can cut through complexity and make sound decisions quickly
• Communicate clearly with engineers, product folks, and non-technical stakeholders alike
• Spot risk early and adjust without losing speed
• Familiarity with fintech, lending, or other regulated environments (finance, real estate, insurance) is a plus

What We Offer

• Highly competitive base salary with an aggressive, performance‑driven bonus structure.
• Company stock option plan, own a piece of the technology platform you are helping to build.
• 401(k) with company contribution.
• Robust parental leave.
• A collaborative, high‑trust team environment featuring on‑site team lunches, corporate events, and off‑site meet ups.