Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Fintech): Partnering with complex financial institutions to design, implement, and deploy secure, scalable solutions with an accent on regulatory compliance and enterprise-grade architecture. Focus on translating business requirements into production-ready code, building reusable components, and troubleshooting complex issues across application and infrastructure layers.

Location: Must be based in or able to work from Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Company

A leading provider of digital banking and lending solutions for banks, credit unions, and fintechs.

What you will do

• Embed with enterprise financial institution customers throughout the discovery, design, and deployment lifecycle.
• Translate complex regulatory, security, and business requirements into technical implementation plans.
• Design and build secure integrations using APIs, event-driven systems, and data pipelines.
• Contribute production-grade code and reusable reference architectures to the core product.
• Collaborate with product and security teams to influence the roadmap based on real-world enterprise needs.
• Travel to customer sites for approximately 40-50% of the time.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software or solutions engineer.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (No visa sponsorship available).
• Proficiency in multiple modern languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience building enterprise-grade systems in regulated environments (e.g., SOC 2, PCI, FFIEC).
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and secure data handling.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Background in banking, credit unions, or payment networks.
• Experience with risk management, audit processes, or regulatory exams.
• Prior experience in professional services or forward-deployed engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work opportunities.
• Competitive health insurance and wellness benefits.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Career development, mentorship programs, and internal mobility.
• Community philanthropy programs and volunteer support.