Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer: Customer-Facing Architect

SS Software Solutions, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SS Software Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer with 15+ years of software engineering to work directly with customers and internal teams to design, develop, integrate, and deploy scalable technology solutions.

The ideal candidate will be a strong hands-on programmer in Python or Java, possess excellent problem-solving skills, and thrive in customer-facing, fast-paced environments while taking ownership from development through production deployment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional software engineering/development experience.
• Strong hands-on coding experience with Python or Java.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed applications.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand business and technical requirements.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy production-grade software solutions.
• Build applications, integrations, APIs, and automation using Python or Java.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across application, integration, and infrastructure layers.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, DevOps, and customer teams.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
• Lead technical implementation and deployment activities.
• Optimize existing applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, testing, and production support.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.

Skills

Python

Java

OOP

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

DevOps

Customer-facing

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

SS Software Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer with 15+ years of software engineering to work directly with customers and internal teams to design, develop, integrate, and deploy scalable technology solutions.

The ideal candidate will be a strong hands-on programmer in Python or Java, possess excellent problem-solving skills, and thrive in customer-facing, fast-paced environments while taking ownership from development through production deployment.