Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Fintech): Designing and deploying secure, scalable digital banking solutions for large financial institutions with an accent on technical implementation of regulatory and security requirements. Focus on building secure integrations using APIs and event-driven systems, and translating complex business challenges into core product capabilities.

Location: Hybrid in Austin, TX. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship available)

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, and fintechs in the U.S. and internationally.

What you will do

• Partner with enterprise financial institutions to design, implement, and deploy secure solutions in production environments.
• Translate regulatory, security, and compliance requirements (SOC 2, PCI, FFIEC, GLBA) into technical designs and deployment plans.
• Build secure integrations using APIs, event-driven systems, and data pipelines.
• Contribute production-grade code and reusable components to evolve core product capabilities.
• Serve as technical lead for customer deployments, including architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with product, platform, security, and compliance teams to influence the product roadmap.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software or solutions engineer.
• Proficiency in multiple modern languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript, or Go.
• Hands-on experience with APIs, authentication/authorization (OAuth, mTLS, SAML), and secure data handling.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) or hybrid/on-prem deployment models.
• Solid understanding of security, compliance, availability, and disaster recovery.
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience working with banks, credit unions, or payment networks.
• Familiarity with core banking systems or payment processing.
• Exposure to risk management, audit, or vendor due diligence processes.
• Experience participating in security reviews or regulatory exams.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work opportunities.
• Flexible time off and competitive health insurance offerings.
• Career development and mentoring programs with internal mobility.
• Generous paid parental leave for eligible new parents.
• Community volunteering and employee peer recognition programs.