Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)

Job Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $185,000–$240,000 base salary + competitive equity

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer with 3–6 years of experience to embed directly with portfolio companies, ship agentic software into live operations, and own outcomes from implementation through ongoing optimization.

This is a Palantir-style Forward Deployed Engineering role at a rapidly growing software holding company. You re not writing decks—you ll be building production systems that create lasting impact across an entire portfolio of software businesses.

• Embed with portfolio companies to understand their operating models, build trust with operators, and identify the highest-leverage workflow opportunities for agentic software.
• Build integrations, prompts, evaluation frameworks, and user interfaces to deploy the first agentic workflows using the company s core platform.
• Operate and optimize deployed systems after launch, adjusting autonomy levels and ensuring smooth handoffs once solutions are stable.
• Serve as the primary technical partner for business leaders, setting expectations, building trust, and ensuring successful adoption.
• Capture successful deployment patterns and develop reusable playbooks that accelerate future implementations across the portfolio.

• 3–6 years of experience in full-stack, customer-facing software or product engineering, or Forward Deployed Engineering.
• Strong full-stack development skills using:
  • Type Script or Python
  • React
  • SQL
• Experience shipping production LLM or agentic software, including evaluation frameworks, autonomy controls, and outcome tracking.
• Prior embedded or customer-facing engineering experience (such as Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or similar deployment-focused roles).
• Strong business instincts with the ability to understand operational challenges and translate them into technical solutions.
• Based in or willing to relocate to New York, NY
  .
• Comfortable traveling 2–3 days per week throughout the East Coast to customer locations.

• Type Script
• Python
• React
• SQL
• LLMs / Foundation Models
• Agentic Workflows
• Evals
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• Apache Iceberg
• Event-driven Systems

Our client is a rapidly growing software holding company focused on acquiring, building, growing, and holding exceptional vertical market software businesses for the long term.

Rather than operating as a traditional financial firm, the company is led by technology entrepreneurs passionate about building great software. They partner with founders who have spent years deeply understanding their customers and markets, providing a long-term home for their businesses while continuing to invest in future growth.

Backed by $250M in Series B funding
, the company maintains a permanent capital base with a long-term investment horizon and is committed to growing its portfolio rather than preparing businesses for resale.

Founded in 2024
, the organization has grown to approximately 85 employees and continues to expand rapidly.

• Hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days in the office each week (four preferred).
• Competitive equity package.
• Visa sponsorship available.
• Relocation assistance available.