Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Summary:

• Work Mode: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary technical point of contact embedded with company teams to gather requirements, scope solutions, and define technical sequencing.
• Rapidly prototype and deliver production-ready applications using Java or Python that solve real trading, risk, and operational problems.
• Balance tradeoffs between scope, speed, and quality to meet aggressive company timelines without compromising system integrity.
• Own Discovery & Scoping engagements, translating ambiguous business asks into clear technical specifications and delivery plans.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen: understand ROI/AI impact, enterprise workflows, stakeholder management, and establish continuous product feedback loops with company stakeholders.
• Produce clear technical documentation and communicate complex architecture decisions to both engineering and non-technical business audiences.
• Architect and build scalable, resilient full-stack applications using Java (Spring Boot/Spring Framework, Microservices) and/or Python (FastAPI/Flask), tailored to enterprise financial workflows.
• Leverage Python for rapid prototyping, data analytics, pricing/risk calculations, and automation scripts where appropriate.
• Apply strong data modeling and query optimization skills across Oracle Database, MS SQL Server, and MongoDB.
• Ensure solutions are built with enterprise-grade security, auditability, and regulatory compliance across both Java and Python codebases.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Tekton (Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines) and Jenkins to enable rapid, reliable, and auditable deployments for both Java and Python services.
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads on OpenShift/Kubernetes, applying infrastructure-as-code best practices.
• Be fluent in at least one major cloud platform and demonstrate the ability to deploy infrastructure as code reliably and repeatably.
• Own production readiness: ensure what is built won't break or behave unexpectedly once live — including monitoring, alerting, rollback strategies, and incident response support.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrable experience as a Full-Stack Developer transitioning into an FDE-style, customer-facing delivery role.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java (Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, REST/gRPC APIs) and/or strong production experience in Python (FastAPI/Flask, data processing libraries).
• Ability to work across both Java and Python codebases, or demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly on the second language.
• Hands-on experience with Tekton/OpenShift Pipelines and Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline design and management.
• Strong database expertise across Oracle Database, MS SQL Server, and MongoDB, including performance tuning and schema design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of DevOps practices: containerization (Docker/OpenShift/Kubernetes), infrastructure as code, and cloud deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP — at least one).
• Excellent communication, technical writing, and stakeholder management skills; comfortable working directly with business stakeholders.
• High agency, ownership mindset, and comfort operating with ambiguity in fast-paced client-facing environments.

Preferred Skills:

• Domain knowledge of Fintech, Capital Markets, or Spread Products — specifically Securitization (ABS, MBS).
• Prior experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, or Technical Consultant embedded within financial institutions.
• Experience using Python for quantitative analytics, pricing models, or ML-driven risk tooling alongside a Java-based production stack.