Senior Software Engineer; Client-facing

Alpus Consulting LLC is a technology consulting firm that helps businesses design, build, and scale software products and platforms. The company focuses on providing strategic technical leadership, hands-on engineering support, and practical guidance to clients navigating complex digital transformations. Alpus Consulting LLC works closely with organizations to align technology initiatives with business goals, improve delivery processes, and strengthen product architecture. Team members collaborate with diverse clients and domains, gaining exposure to a wide range of modern technologies and business challenges.

Why This Role Exists

• We are looking for a U.S.
  
  -based Senior Software Engineer who can become a trusted client-facing partner for our U.S. engagements.
• Our engineering team handles the majority of technical implementation and delivery. What we are looking for is someone who can bring strong communication, technical credibility, and an understanding of how U.S. clients expect consulting relationships to work.
• You will often be the person clients meet during discovery calls, technical discussions, project reviews, and important decision points.
• You do not need to spend your week managing developers or writing production code. Your role is to understand the client's business, communicate clearly, help shape technical conversations, and give clients confidence that their project is in capable hands.

What You’ll Do

• Join discovery calls and technical meetings with prospective and existing clients
• Build strong relationships with founders, executives, product leaders, and technical stakeholders
• Understand client goals, priorities, concerns, and project constraints
• Translate business discussions into clear technical direction for our internal engineering team
• Explain architecture, delivery decisions, timelines, and technical trade-offs in plain language
• Help set realistic expectations around scope, budget, features, and delivery
• Identify concerns early and help resolve communication gaps before they affect the project
• Support technical discovery and solution discussions during the sales process
• Participate in important project reviews, milestone discussions, and client escalations when needed
• Help clients feel informed and confident throughout the engagement
• Work closely with our internal technical and delivery teams before client meetings so you are fully prepared
• Support long-term account relationships and identify opportunities for future work

What This Role Is Not

• This is not a traditional full-time engineering position.
• You will not be expected to personally implement every feature, manage day-to-day development work, or spend large amounts of time preparing proposals and project documentation.
• Our internal team handles engineering execution, project research, technical preparation, and delivery operations.
• Your main value is your ability to combine technical experience with strong client communication.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software engineering or technical leadership experience
• Experience as a Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, Solution Architect, Software Architect, Head of Engineering, CTO, or similar
• Based in the United States
• Strong spoken and written English
• Comfortable leading conversations with U.S. clients
• Strong understanding of software architecture and modern product development
• Familiarity with web applications, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, mobile applications, or AI-enabled products
• Ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders
• Confidence discussing scope, timelines, costs, risks, and technical trade-offs
• Strong judgment when client expectations do not match technical or commercial constraints
• Professional, calm communication…