Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Getconfido; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Meaningful Equity

Job summary

A tech-driven solutions company is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in New York to engage directly with enterprise customers, transforming financial workflows into software. The ideal candidate should have over 2 years of software engineering experience, particularly in a backend or ML/AI capacity. This role offers a salary range of $150k–$200k plus benefits and equity. Join our team to shape product functionalities and work on critical integrations in a rapidly growing startup environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• Comfortable working with customers and ambiguous problems.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with enterprise customers during onboarding and implementation.
• Translate operational workflows into scalable product features.
• Build integrations with customer systems and data sources.
• Extend the platform to support complex financial workflows.

Skills

Backend or ML/AI background

Strong communication

Product intuition

Education

CS degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Rails

Python

Typescript

React

Vue

Postgres

Snowflake

AWS

Datadog

PostsHog

Job description

Confido is the AI infrastructure powering CPG brands from deduction to production plan. We unify cash application, deductions, disputes, trade promotion management, forecasting, demand planning, and analytics in one integrated platform. The result: measurable time savings, smarter top- and bottom-line decisions, and the speed to scale.

Confido is trusted by 200+ brands managing $20B+ in revenue, including OLIPOP, Simple Mills, Dr. Squatch, Tropicana, and more.

We’ve achieved best-in-class growth and recently raised a $15M Series A led by Footwork Ventures and Y Combinator to accelerate our momentum.

The Role

Location: New York, NY (Relocation supported)
Compensation: $150k–$200k + Benefits + Meaningful Equity (.15%–.3%)

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with enterprise customers to turn real-world financial workflows into production software.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer implementation.

You’ll help customers go from kickoff → live while shaping the core platform.

What You’ll Do

• Work directly with enterprise customers during onboarding and implementation

• Translate operational workflows into scalable Confido product features

• Build integrations with customer systems and data sources

• Extend the platform to support complex financial workflows

• Identify product gaps and collaborate with product/engineering to close them

Typical projects include:

• AI-powered document ingestion for financial data

• Retailer and freight portal integrations (ex: Kroger)

• Financial analytics and forecasting pipelines

• Internal tools and customer-facing product features

What We’re Looking For

Required

• 2+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong backend or ML/AI background

• Comfort working directly with customers and ambiguous problems

Nice to Have

• Experience with data pipelines, AI systems, or integrations

• Strong communication and product intuition

• Interest in early-stage startups and high ownership roles

• CS degree or equivalent experience

Stack

• Backend: Rails, Python

• Frontend: Typescript, React, Vue

• Data: Postgres, Snowflake

• Infra: AWS, Datadog, Appsignal, Mezmo

• Product Analytics: PostHog

• AI: Claude SDK + foundation models

Confido provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.