Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Shimento, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Shimento, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) with banking/financial services expertise to work directly with clients, designing and deploying production-ready AI and automation solutions.

You will collaborate across Engineering, Product, Security, Data, Compliance, and Business teams to translate business problems into design roadmaps and delivery plans while ensuring secure, scalable integrations.

Qualifications

• 5 years in Software Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting, or FDE roles.
• Mandatory Banking / Financial Services experience.
• Hands-on Python, SQL, APIs, Cloud, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience building and deploying AI/LLM applications and RAG.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Experience in regulated or security-sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with banking clients to gather requirements and solve complex technical problems.
• Design and deploy AI/LLM solutions, RAG, tool calling, evaluation, observability, and security controls.
• Build integrations using Python, SQL, APIs, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Convert business requirements into solution designs, technical roadmaps, and delivery plans.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Security, Data, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Manage priorities and clearly communicate technical risks and trade-offs.

Skills

Python

SQL

APIs

Cloud platforms

Enterprise integrations

AI/LLM applications

RAG

Observability

Security controls

Banking / Financial services

Customer-facing communication

Regulated environments

Job description

Location: San Francisco, CA / New Jersey

Work Model: Hybrid -- 3 Days Onsite

Duration: 6 Months Contract-to-Hire

Type: C2H or FTE

Job Overview

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) with strong banking/financial services experience and hands-on expertise in software engineering, cloud, APIs, data, and AI/LLM solutions. The FDE will work directly with banking clients to understand business problems, design solutions, and deploy production-ready AI and automation applications.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with banking clients to gather requirements and solve complex technical problems.
• Design and deploy AI/LLM solutions, RAG, tool calling, evaluation, observability, and security controls.
• Build integrations using Python, SQL, APIs, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Convert business requirements into solution designs, technical roadmaps, and delivery plans.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Security, Data, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Manage priorities and clearly communicate technical risks and trade-offs.

Required Skills

• 5 years in Software Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting, or FDE roles.
• Mandatory Banking / Financial Services experience.
• Strong hands-on Python, SQL, APIs, Cloud, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience building and deploying AI/LLM applications and RAG solutions.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments.

Preferred

• Data platforms, data governance, MLOps/LLMOps.
• Private cloud, on-premises, or air-gapped environments.
• Banking modernization or AI transformation experience.
• Knowledge of banking domains such as risk, lending, payments, fraud, compliance, or financial data.