Forward Deployed Engineer
About the role
The company acquires established service businesses and transforms them through AI. Its engineers embed directly with leadership teams and front-line employees to understand how each business operates, identify its highest-impact challenges, and build AI-native products and workflows from zero to one.
They’re now hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer who combines strong technical ability with commercial instinct.
This is a highly entrepreneurial role where you will:
- Work directly with users, operators, and executive teams
- Turn complex operational problems into scalable technical systems
- Influence product strategy and determine what gets built
- Own projects from initial discovery through deployment
- Build core technology that can be deployed across multiple businesses
- Have the opportunity to lead an entire industry vertical
The strongest candidates will be comfortable operating without a predefined roadmap, moving quickly through ambiguity, and communicating effectively with everyone from front-line employees to CEOs.
Key details:
- $45 million Series A
- Backed by 8VC, Conviction, and Lux Capital
- Exposure to major, industry-defining acquisitions
- Open to candidates from new-graduate level through approximately 10 years of experience
- TN, OPT, and H-1B sponsorship available
- Six days per week on-site in New York City
- Significant ownership, autonomy, and long-term leadership potential
Responsibilities
- Work directly with users, operators, and executive teams
- Turn complex operational problems into scalable technical systems
- Influence product strategy and determine what gets built
- Own projects from initial discovery through deployment
- Build core technology that can be deployed across multiple businesses
- Lead an entire industry vertical
Qualifications
- Strong technical ability
- Commercial instinct
- Comfortable operating without a predefined roadmap
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
Benefits
- Significant ownership and autonomy
- Long-term leadership potential
- Sponsorship for TN, OPT, and H-1B
Skills mentioned
About Alexander Chapman
Alexander Chapman is a leading global search firm specializing in comprehensive staffing and talent management solutions tailored to the unique needs of local, regional, national, and international businesses. With a dedicated focus on niche recruiting expertise and expert project management, Alexander Chapman excels in providing innovative solutions within the Finance sectors.