Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro

CrossCountry Consulting LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Additional benefits

Job summary

CrossCountry Consulting LLC in the DC Metro area is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) to join the Data and AI Solutions team. You will own end-to-end execution of high-impact data projects, design tailored solutions, and work with clients across industries to solve real-world problems.

You'll collaborate in small teams, discuss architecture, and travel 25-50% to client sites, often on site.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with up to 1 year of professional engineering or technical experience.
• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with clients to understand problems and design data-driven solutions.
• Own projects end-to-end in small teams from planning to implementation.
• Discuss architecture and establish team strategy.
• Wrangle large-scale data and develop custom web applications.
• Engage with client executives to share progress and alignment.

Skills

Data structures

Cloud infrastructure

Frontend frameworks

Large-scale data

Education

CS/Math/Software Engineering/Data Science background

Tools

Python

SQL

JavaScript

Job description

Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro

By joining our team as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will serve as a key member of our Data and AI Solutions team and partner with our customers to understand their most complex challenges and design and implement tailored solutions. You will bring your problem-solving ability, creativity, and technical expertise to help organizations put their data to work, solve critical business challenges, and drive meaningful impact. In this role, you’ll own end-to-end execution of high-impact projects while working across industries to solve complex, real-world problems.

As an FDE, you will take ownership of projects from concept through implementation, working in small teams to deliver tailored technical solutions. Your work may span designing technical architecture, working with large-scale datasets, developing custom applications, collaborating with customer executives, and contributing to team strategy.

What You'll Do:

• Work directly with clients to understand their most pressing problems and design and implement data-driven solutions to address them.
• Work in small teams with minimal supervision, taking ownership of high-impact projects from planning through implementation.
• Discuss architecture with fellow engineers and establish strategy for your team.
• Wrangle massive-scale data and code custom web applications to deliver client solutions.
• Speak with client executives to share progress, gather input, and align on priorities.
• Collaborate internally with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds, including other FDEs, product teams, and strategy teams.
• Work externally with clients, often on site, to understand and tackle their priorities.

What You’ll Bring:

• Ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal direction.
• Ability to collaborate in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfort working in a constantly evolving environment with dynamic objectives and iterative work with users.
• An eagerness to creatively solve technical problems using data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
• Interest in working with and using large-scale data to solve valuable business problems.
• Willingness and interest to travel as needed to client sites; travel of 25-50% is expected, though requirements vary by team and location.

Qualifications:

• Recent graduate with up to 1 year of professional experience in engineering or technical role.
• Engineering background, preferably in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.

For applicants located in Virginia, CrossCountry Consulting is required to include an estimate of the compensation range for this role. The following range takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, licenses, certifications, business needs, and internal equity. An estimate of the current range is $95,000 - $125,000 per year + annual bonus + additional benefits.