Senior Forward Deployed Engineer / Golang / Remote / Fintech

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a remote Forward Deployed Engineer for a leading AI-enabled banking platform. You will embed with major banking clients, translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions, and contribute across coding, architecture, and strategic consulting.

This senior role blends hands-on development with customer engagement and workshops. You will work with Golang, Python or Java and AI tools (RAG, Langchain LLM) to deliver production-grade software integrated into

Qualifications

• Experience building and deploying end-to-end distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Code in Golang, Python or Java.

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Customer engagement

Golang

Python

Java

RAG

Langchain LLM

Customer-facing

Job description

An innovative startup focused on building an AI-enabled autonomous banking platform for some of the world's largest financial institutions is hiring a remote Senior, Senior/Lead, Principal Forward Deployed Engineer! We are looking for someone with experience building and deploying end to end distributed systems with Golang, Python or Java, as well as AI tools, such as RAG, Langchain LLM, etc.

This Forward Deployed Engineer position sits at the intersection of software engineering, solution architecture, and customer engagement. You'll embed with major banking clients, transform high-level business objectives into technical solutions, design scalable systems, and build production-grade software that becomes part of a bank's core platform. They're looking for true customer-facing engineers who have built and shipped software end-to-end, thrive in ambiguity, and enjoy working directly with senior business and technical stakeholders. This is a highly visible role where you'll alternate between coding, architecture, workshops, and strategic consulting.

Required Skills & Experience

• Software engineering
• Solution architecture
• Customer engagement
• Experience building and deploying end to end distributed systems with Golang (they will use this), Python or Java
• Experience with AI tools (RAG, Langchain LLM, etc.)
• Must have worked in customer-facing positions before

Desired Skills & Experience

• Have built and shipped software end-to-end
• Thrive in ambiguity
• Enjoy working directly with senior business and technical stakeholders

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• Using Golang, Python or Java
• Using AI tools, like RAG, Langchain LLM, etc
• Facing customers

Daily Responsibilities

• Coding
• Architecture
• Workshops
• Strategic Consulting

The Offer

• 180k-250k
• Principal is 250k base + bonus and RSUs.
• Other levels do not get performance bonus or RSUs. They can get sign ons.

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.

Specialization :

• Python
• Java
• Golang