Principal Forward Deployed Engineer/Finance/Hybrid

Motion Recruitment; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Stock Options

Vacation Time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is assisting a Tier-1 financial services technology company in Atlanta to hire a Forward Deployed Engineer who embeds with strategic bank clients, translating modernization goals into production software using Go, Rust, or Java, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

The role combines startup autonomy with enterprise scale, offering ownership, shipping code, and designing integrations across bank architectures; you will engage with bank engineering leadership to

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a technical, customer facing role (Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, Consultant, or Software Engineer)
• Proven track record shipping robust, scalable infrastructure in Go or similar systems languages (Rust, Java)
• Deep experience with Kafka, concurrency patterns, event driven architecture, and multi-region databases
• Strong background in AWS, GCP, or Azure, including SRE principles, infrastructure as code, and Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Experience building data-intensive systems and distributed data pipelines
• High agency and ownership mindset; thrives in ambiguity and writes the playbook when none exists

Responsibilities

• Embed with bank architecture, infrastructure, and product teams to translate modernization goals into technical requirements
• Design the bank's future-state architecture and make system design decisions to meet non-functional requirements
• Build proofs of concept and end-to-end use cases (e.g., digital twins, checking accounts, stablecoin wallets)
• Integrate upstream and downstream systems using clean, durable, production grade patterns
• Build and maintain high-performance data pipelines, and run performance tests to validate scale, resilience, and failover behavior

Skills

Go

Rust

Java

Kafka

Cloud

Kubernetes

Tools

OpenShift

Job description

Our client, a Tier-1 financial services technology company, is building an AI-enabled, autonomous banking platform for the world's largest banks. They are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed directly with strategic bank clients, translating modernization ambitions into production software at Tier-1 scale using Go, Rust, or Java, Kafka, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure). This is a full-time opportunity.

This role offers the autonomy and ownership of a startup combined with the scale and long-term impact of an established enterprise. You'll sit at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and client relationship, shipping code, designing integrations, and building lasting trust with bank engineering leadership. Our client is looking for a high agency builder who thrives in ambiguity, owns outcomes rather than just tasks, and is naturally versatile. In return, you'll get direct, high visibility impact on core banking platforms used by the world's largest institutions, with the autonomy and accountability of a small, senior team.

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years in a technical, customer facing role (Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, Consultant, or Software Engineer)
• Proven track record shipping robust, scalable infrastructure in Go or similar systems languages (Rust, Java)
• Deep experience with Kafka, concurrency patterns, event driven architecture, and multi-region databases
• Strong background in AWS, GCP, or Azure, including SRE principles, infrastructure as code, and Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Experience building data-intensive systems and distributed data pipelines
• High agency and ownership mindset; thrives in ambiguity and writes the playbook when none exists

Desired Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of financial transaction flows, core banking systems, or banking technology
• AI-native mindset, naturally integrates AI into workflow and stays current on LLM capabilities and agentic development patterns
• Versatile: comfortable switching between writing code, designing architecture, and leading a workshop

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• Go, Rust, or Java for systems-level development
• Kafka, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture
• AWS, GCP, or Azure with Kubernetes/OpenShift

Daily Responsibilities

• Embed with bank architecture, infrastructure, and product teams to translate modernization goals into technical requirements
• Design the bank's future-state architecture and make system design decisions to meet non-functional requirements
• Build proofs of concept and end-to-end use cases (e.g., digital twins, checking accounts, stablecoin wallets)
• Integrate upstream and downstream systems using clean, durable, production grade patterns
• Build and maintain high-performance data pipelines, and run performance tests to validate scale, resilience, and failover behavior

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.