Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC

FDE Times; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

FDE Times is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to partner with strategic customers, understand their challenges, plan projects, and design scalable solutions using OpenAI APIs. You will work hands-on with customer teams to deliver solutions on their infrastructure and collaborate across internal teams.

The role emphasizes customer-facing delivery, solution architecture, and iterative development, with experience in relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL valued.

Qualifications

• Requires at least seven years of professional full-stack engineering experience.
• Customer-facing experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL is relevant.
• Startup founding or early engineering experience building a product from scratch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with strategic customers to understand their challenges and plan projects.
• Design and build scalable full-stack solutions using OpenAI APIs.
• Work hands-on with customer teams to deliver solutions on their infrastructure.
• Collaborate across internal teams and share insights and best practices from engagements.

Skills

Full-Stack Engineering

Customer-Facing Engineering

Solution Architecture

Software Development

OpenAI APIs

Relational Databases

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Project Planning

Technical Consulting

Iterative Development

Customer Engagement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Product Feedback

Job description

Partner with strategic customers to understand their challenges, plan projects, and design and build scalable full‑stack solutions using OpenAI APIs. Work hands‑on with customer teams to deliver solutions on their infrastructure, collaborate across internal teams, and share insights and best practices from customer engagements.

Requirements:

Requires at least seven years of professional full‑stack engineering experience, with customer‑facing experience highly desirable. Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL is relevant; startup founding or early engineering experience building a product from scratch is a plus.

Key Skills:

Full‑Stack Engineering, Customer‑Facing Engineering, Solution Architecture, Software Development, OpenAI APIs, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Project Planning, Technical Consulting, Iterative Development, Customer Engagement, Cross‑Functional Collaboration, Product Feedback