Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Product & Client Strategy

Deloitte France; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) for its Converge for FSI team in the United States. The role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and customer partnership, embedding with strategic clients in financial services to design and implement platform-driven solutions using our managed composable Insurance Growth Suite.

You’ll lead architectural discussions, prototype demos, and workshops, and travel 20–30% as required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with client-facing roles.
• Background in financial services or fintech is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent; advanced degree is a plus.
• Willingness to travel 20–30% and work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical contact for strategic client accounts and leaders.
• Lead discovery sessions to understand architectures, pain points, and goals.
• Translate complex concepts into clear narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Design scalable, production-ready solutions with client architects and internal teams.
• Provide guidance on microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud deployment.
• Prototype POC demos and deliver polished, tech-rich presentations.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Event-driven

Kafka

CQRS

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Multi-cloud

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Deloitte is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) for its Converge for FSI team in the United States. The role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and customer partnership, embedding with strategic clients in financial services to design and implement platform-driven solutions using our managed composable Insurance Growth Suite.

You’ll lead architectural discussions, prototype demos, and workshops, and travel 20–30% as required.