Forward Deployed Engineer

Australia-Employment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and company holidays

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Professional development and training

Hybrid work flexibility (depending on/

Performance-based bonus opportunities

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in Boston, MA who blends technical depth with client-facing excellence. You will gather requirements, design solutions, and drive delivery across teams, translating technical tradeoffs into business value.

The role requires 5+ years in software/data/ML engineering, strong Python and SQL, cloud-native apps, and comfort speaking with executives. Travel to customer sites is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Software/Data/ML/solutions engineering or related Forward Deployed roles.
• Experience working directly with external customers to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Experience leading customer discovery sessions and architecture discussions.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills.
• Experience building cloud-native apps, APIs, data pipelines, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Familiarity with AI tech (LLMs, RAG, AI agents) desirable.
• Ability to communicate with executives and engineers.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between external stakeholders and engineering teams, translating business needs into technical plans.
• Define requirements, design technical solutions, and deliver software that solves business problems.
• Lead conversations with executives, business leaders, and technical teams to align on outcomes.
• Communicate tradeoffs clearly and move between boardroom and code reliably.

Skills

Python

SQL

Client-facing experience

Cloud-native

Data engineering

AI/ML concepts

Executive communication

Travel willingness

Job description

Forward Deployed Engineer

$160000 - $300000 per year | Boston, MA | On-site | Permanent

A bit about us:

Our client is a leading data analytics and technology consulting firm that partners with private equity firms and their portfolio companies to solve complex business challenges through AI, advanced analytics, and modern data engineering. Their teams design and deploy intelligent, agentic solutions that improve decision-making across functions including sales, operations, marketing, pricing, and customer strategy. This is a client-facing role with occasional travel to customer sites to support strategic engagements and solution delivery.

Why join us?

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Hybrid work flexibility (depending on the role)
• Performance-based bonus opportunities

Job Details

What We're Looking For:

A successful Forward Deployed Engineer combines strong technical expertise with exceptional customer-facing experience, serving as the bridge between external stakeholders and engineering teams. The ideal candidate has partnered directly with clients to gather requirements, design technical solutions, manage expectations, and deliver software that solves real business problems. They are equally comfortable leading conversations with executives, business leaders, and technical teams, building trusted relationships while translating complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes. Rather than simply writing code, they take the time to understand a customer's business challenges, ask thoughtful questions, communicate technical tradeoffs, and move seamlessly between the boardroom and the codebase as both a trusted advisor and hands‑on engineer.

What We Do:

AI & Data Engineering

• You have experience building data-intensive applications using modern engineering tools and frameworks.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or Forward Deployed Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with external customers, clients, or business stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver software solutions.
• Experience leading customer discovery sessions, technical workshops, architecture discussions, or implementation engagements.
• Strong software engineering skills using Python and SQL.
• Experience building cloud-native applications, APIs, data pipelines, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Familiarity with modern AI technologies, including LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, or agentic workflows is highly desirable.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both executive leadership and technical engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed.

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