Remote Field Engineer for Global NGO Tech Impact

Inclusively Remote; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The Agency Fund (TAF) seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with NGO partners, architecting and adapting data-driven technology for real-world deployments in low-connectivity environments. You will be on the frontline, translating field learnings into robust platform implementations while mentoring partners on use and maintenance.

This fully remote, travel-enabled role offers autonomy within a small, global team and opportunities to shape impactful technology across East Africa and

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of software engineering, data science or technical consulting experience.
• Proficient in at least one backend language (Python or JavaScript) and comfortable with APIs.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous, low-connectivity environments with resourcefulness and creativity.

Responsibilities

• Architect and adapt data-driven technology solutions at partner NGO sites across multiple countries.
• Diagnose and organize partners’ existing applications and data systems.
• Deploy and configure Agency Fund technology platforms and programs to scale and improve partner operations and impact.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for field-side implementation challenges.
• Customize and adapt platform features based on partner-specific workflows and constraints.
• Train partner staff on platform usage and build internal technical capacity at partner orgs.
• Identify and elevate product issues, collecting structured feedback from field deployments.
• Collaborate with TAF’s engineering team to translate field learnings into product improvements.
• Document deployment processes, partner configurations, and lessons learned for reuse.

Skills

Python/JavaScript

Tools

APIs

Job description

The Agency Fund (TAF) seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with NGO partners, architecting and adapting data-driven technology for real-world deployments in low-connectivity environments. You will be on the frontline, translating field learnings into robust platform implementations while mentoring partners on use and maintenance.

This fully remote, travel-enabled role offers autonomy within a small, global team and opportunities to shape impactful technology across East Africa and