Founding AI Solutions Engineer — Forward Deployed

Denari; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and disa

401(k) with match

20 days PTO plus paid holidays

Job summary

Denari in Madison, WI is hiring its first Forward Deployed Engineer. You will work with accounting firms to understand their operations, identify high-value problems, and rapidly build, configure, and deploy solutions using the Denari platform.

This is not traditional software engineering; you don’t need formal software engineering experience. You will use agentic tools to deliver value, define engagements, and help shape the product as the company grows.

Qualifications

• This is not a traditional software engineering role; formal software engineering experience is not required.
• We are looking for a technically confident, resourceful builder who can use agentic development tools to solve real business problems.
• You should be able to think like an engineer—breaking down ambiguity, understanding systems, testing your work, and owning outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with partners to understand operations, uncover problems, and identify opportunities where Denari can create measurable value.
• Design, build, configure, deploy, and maintain solutions within the Denari platform.
• Develop and customize agent skills and workflows in Denari Answers.
• Configure document schemas, user workflows, and automations across the Denari platform.
• Use agentic coding tools to build integrations, internal automations, prototypes, and lightweight sidecar applications when the platform isn’t the right answer.
• Define success measures before deployment and demonstrate the value created afterward.
• Monitor deployed solutions, respond when something breaks, and improve their reliability over time.
• Turn repeated partner needs into reusable skills, patterns, tooling, and product recommendations.
• Communicate partner feedback and field observations clearly to product, engineering, and company leadership.
• Help other Denari teams move faster, including developing automations and tools for our partnerships team.
• Establish the playbooks, standards, and operating rhythms that future Forward Deployed Engineers will inherit.

Job description

Denari in Madison, WI is hiring its first Forward Deployed Engineer. You will work with accounting firms to understand their operations, identify high-value problems, and rapidly build, configure, and deploy solutions using the Denari platform.

This is not traditional software engineering; you don’t need formal software engineering experience. You will use agentic tools to deliver value, define engagements, and help shape the product as the company grows.