Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Federato; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

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Job summary

Federato is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer/Technical Lead for its Forward Deployed Engineering team in San Francisco. You will drive complex implementations, serve as technical escalation, and translate client needs into robust, scalable solutions.

This role requires deep experience across multiple product domains, mentoring, and strong communication. You will code in Python, JavaScript, and SQL while shaping deployment strategies and customer success.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 6–8+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, or technical product/program management experience.
• Deep expertise across multiple product domains; ability to debug complex integrations and build custom solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive planning, scoping, and delivery of complex implementations; anticipate blockers, manage timelines, escalate issues, and ensure launch readiness across functions.
• Serve as technical escalation point for integration and custom implementation issues; debug deep integration problems and design robust client-specific solutions.
• Lead technical discovery calls with customers, translate ambiguous requirements into scoped stories, and build trust with stakeholders.
• Propose and influence architectural decisions; design implementation approaches optimized for product strengths and constraints; suggest improvements based on deployment learnings.
• Represent the Forward Deployed Engineering function in product feedback, feature prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement: create and own best-in-class delivery playbooks, onboarding processes, and internal training.
• Communicate findings clearly to customers and internal stakeholders; influence roadmap priorities through data-driven feedback.
• Hands-on coding with Python, JavaScript, and SQL as part of customer implementations and internal tooling.

Skills

SQL

JavaScript

Python

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Job description

Federato is on a mission to defend the right to efficient, equitable insurance for all. We enable insurers to provide affordable coverage to people and organizations facing the issues of today - the climate crisis, cyber-attacks, social inflation, etc. Our vision is understood and well funded by those behind Salesforce, Veeva, Zoom, Box, etc. Federato is the only AI-native platform that spans the full policy lifecycle and changes the way insurance work gets done. Better decisioning is built-in, not bolted on: insurers' unique portfolio goals, strategies, rules, and appetite are part of the workflow so underwriters win the right deals, faster. From the moment a submission hits an underwriter’s inbox, AI is put to work, triaging submissions with a focus on high-appetite business, delivering real-time feedback on the portfolio, and consolidating workflows into a single proven system. Federato drives better business outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Drive planning, scoping, and delivery of complex implementations — anticipate blockers, manage customer timelines, **escalate issues**, and ensure launch readiness across functions.
• Serve as technical escalation point for integration and custom implementation issues. Debug deep integration problems and design robust solutions tailored to client-specific constraints.
• Lead technical discovery calls with customers, translate ambiguous requirements into scoped stories, and build trust with customer stakeholders.
• Propose and influence architectural decisions — design implementation approaches optimized for product strengths and constraints; recommend process or feature improvements based on real-world deployment learnings.
• Represent the Forward Deployed Engineering function in product feedback, feature prioritization, and cross-functional alignment (working with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Product Marketing, etc.).
• Drive continuous improvement: create and own best-in-class delivery playbooks, onboarding processes, internal training, and technical mentorship for junior FDEs.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to customers and internal stakeholders; influence roadmap priorities through structured, data-driven feedback.
• This role will be heavily hands-on with coding, including writing and debugging production and integration code in languages such as Python, JavaScript, and SQL as part of customer implementations and internal tooling.

Who We Hope You Are

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• 6-8+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, or technical product/program management experience
• Deep expertise across multiple product domains; ability to debug complex integrations and build custom solutions.
• Strong communication skills — able to lead discovery sessions, manage client expectations, present technical tradeoffs, and influence stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record mentoring or leading other engineers, creating documentation/playbooks, and contributing to internal process improvements and knowledge sharing.
• Cross-functional coordination skills, organizational leadership in delivery settings, and ability to own multiple customer timelines concurrently.
• Coding competency in SQL, JavaScript and Python.

$160,000 - $200,000 a year

Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location, experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Total compensation package does include stock options, benefits and additional perks.

Here at Federato, your capabilities are important, but culture fit is essential. We move fast, are eager to listen to our users, take a first principles approach to solving problems, and value learning and the ability to change our minds. Most importantly, we're here to have fun. Our ability to make a difference starts with our people. We would love to work with you!

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at [e-mail]