Forward Deployed Engineer: Client-Facing AI & Data

Synechron; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global offices abroad

Paid annual leave

Maternity & paternity leave

Insurance plan

Retirement savings plans

Commuter benefits

Udemy for Business

Training opportunities

FinLabs/CoE collaboration

Diverse global culture

Job summary

Synechron seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, implement, and support technical solutions addressing complex business challenges. This role blends software engineering, solution architecture, data integration, and client-facing consulting responsibilities.

You will partner with clients to translate requirements into scalable technology, build integrations between enterprise apps and data pipelines, and deploy microservices in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical experience across software engineering, data engineering, systems integration, technical consulting, solutions engineering or similar.
• Strong engineering fundamentals across APIs, data models, infrastructure, security and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with Python, SQL, APIs, cloud environments and data integrations.
• Experience owning complex customer-facing technical projects from an ambiguous starting point through production.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with clients to understand business requirements and technical challenges.
• Design, develop, and deploy custom software solutions tailored to client needs.
• Build and maintain integrations between enterprise applications, databases, APIs, and third-party systems.
• Develop and optimize backend services, microservices, and data pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to implement scalable solutions.
• Support client onboarding, implementation, and post-deployment activities.
• Conduct technical workshops, solution demonstrations, and architecture discussions with stakeholders.
• Analyze system performance and recommend improvements to increase reliability and efficiency.
• Create technical documentation, implementation guides, and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Participate in deployment planning, release management, and production support activities.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between clients and internal engineering teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

APIs

Cloud

Data integrations

Job description

Synechron seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, implement, and support technical solutions addressing complex business challenges. This role blends software engineering, solution architecture, data integration, and client-facing consulting responsibilities.

You will partner with clients to translate requirements into scalable technology, build integrations between enterprise apps and data pipelines, and deploy microservices in cloud environments.