Forward-Deployed Engineer Human resources technology company New York $120k to $200k USD salary a year Posted today

raydar; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Raydar is seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer to own the technical side of client deployments, from designing workflows to production launch and upkeep. You will work directly with customers to map data, build integrations, and configure systems in production.

You should have strong programming skills, experience leading technical discussions with major accounts, and an undergraduate STEM degree from a US university. This role is hybrid, based in NYC with options including San Francisco.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills with ability to reason through tricky problems.
• Experience leading technical discussions with customers in real time.
• Experience with enterprise B2B software and major accounts.
• US-based undergraduate STEM degree.
• Residency in the New York City area.
• Signal of excellence from top CS program or notable track record.

Responsibilities

• Design and build customized client workflows.
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party systems and external APIs.
• Lead the technical setup of new client accounts, from access configuration to launch.
• Maintain production systems and resolve escalations at the root cause.
• Relay recurring product gaps from customer work to the product engineering team with evidence.

Skills

Programming skills

Technical leadership

B2B software experience

STEM degree

NYC resident

Top CS program

Education

STEM degree (US university)

Job description

# Forward-Deployed EngineerHuman resources technology company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted13 November 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a human resources technology company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the technical side of each client deployment, from designing custom workflows and building links to outside business systems through to launch and ongoing upkeep in production. The role blends hands-on engineering with live technical work alongside customers and feedback to the product team.## What you'll do* **Design and build customized** client workflows from requirements gathered in meetings.* **Build and maintain integrations** with third-party business systems and external APIs.* **Lead the technical setup of new client accounts**, from access configuration and data mapping through testing and launch.* Keep production systems running, resolve support escalations at the root cause, and build monitoring that flags issues early.* Relay recurring product gaps from customer work to the product engineering team with clear supporting evidence.## What we're looking for* Solid programming skills, with the ability to reason through tricky problems and arrive at efficient solutions.* Track record of leading technical discussions with customers in real time, without intermediaries.* Prior work with important accounts at growing business-to-business software firms.* An undergraduate STEM degree from a US-based university.* Living in the New York City area already, so no move is needed.* A clear signal of excellence, such as a top computer science program or a standout engineering track record.## Bonus points* Earlier experience in a hands-on, client-facing engineering position where you managed larger organizations' accounts on your own.## Benefits* Health insurance## Location and work model* New York, New York, United States* San Francisco, CA, United States* Hybrid* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* **Salary:** $120K - $200K* Equity* Flexible time off* Retirement planPay$120k to $200kUSD salary a year