Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer job with a client in Rochester, NY. Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field to be considered. You will act as the senior technical lead for customizing and extending and embedding our platform—owning integrations, API driven experiences, application layer enhancements, and customer solution delivery. This role includes hands‑on development work across Python, React, AWS, and Django, as well as direct collaboration with customers, partners, and indirect channel teams to ensure successful adoption of company’s platform.

Salary Range: $140k to $185k. The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

• Serve as the primary technical interface for customers, partners, and indirect channel team.
• Host technical discussions, requirement gathering sessions, and architecture reviews directly with customers.
• Provide developer support, guidance, and best practices for integration and implementation.
• Represent the embedded team in developer‑facing demos, product enablement, and partner technical workshops.
• Translate customer needs into actionable engineering tasks, ensuring platform capabilities align with business goals.
• Lead the design and implementation of custom features, enhancements, and integrations across the company platform.
• Develop application layer components and service extensions using Python, Django, and REST‑based API.
• Build and integrate customer‑facing portal/UI components in React.
• Leverage AWS services to build scalable, cloud‑based integration.
• Own the documentation and development of APIs, SDKs, and interface design documents (IDDs).
• Ensure seamless integration between on‑device components, microservices, and customer systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues.
• Provide senior‑level technical escalation support for customers and internal teams.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and drive long‑term corrective improvements across the organization.
• Lead customer‑specific development initiatives from ideation through deployment.
• Own timelines, deliverables, and technical direction for customization projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence cross‑team engineering best practice.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required.
• Minimum eight years of related experience.
• Expertise in Python, with experience building backend services or integration layers (Django strongly preferred).
• Proficiency in React for developing customer‑facing interfaces or partner tools.
• Experience with AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Cloud Watch, IAM, or related services).
• Strong experience with embedded systems development.
• Experience with API design, interface documentation, and integration workflows.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including customers and indirect channel partners.
• Proven success in customer‑facing engineering, developer support, or solutions engineering roles.

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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