Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

About the Role A fast-moving, pre-seed-stage fintech AI startup building the AI-native operations platform for private markets is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their small founding team in Berlin. In this role, you'll own technical delivery end-to-end — turning real customer workflows into production-grade AI agent deployments — while feeding your learnings directly back into the core product. This is a high-impact, high-ownership position at a company operating at the intersection of AI and private market operations (fund accounting, treasury, transfer agency, and more). What You'll Do Own the full project lifecycle from initial discovery through production launch of AI-driven fund accounting agent workflows Work directly with private-market operations teams to map workflows, surface friction points, and identify adoption barriers Convert customer processes into production-grade AI-driven workflows using the company's platform and agent orchestration engine Build customer-tailored prototypes, iterating rapidly and making informed scope adjustments along the way Feed deployment insights back into the product roadmap and core platform development Identify recurring patterns to develop reusable components and standardized delivery approaches What We're Looking For Required: Eligibility to work in Germany without visa sponsorship and willingness to work on-site in Berlin Proven ability to transform customer workflows into production deployments of AI/ML-driven systems End-to-end technical delivery ownership, from discovery to production and feedback loops Experience collaborating with operations or domain-specialist stakeholders (private markets / financial services background a strong plus) Proficiency deploying AI/ML systems to production environments, including monitoring, rollback, and production-grade tooling 1–3 years of relevant engineering experience Nice to Have: Comfort operating in a small founding-team environment with high ambiguity and rapid iteration Familiarity with any part of the stack: TypeScript, NestJS, Postgres, Prisma, Inngest, Mastra, React, TanStack, Tailwind Experience at or with companies in the AI agents, financial automation, or private markets space Compensation & Benefits Salary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on experience Early-stage equity opportunity at a pre-seed company with strong investor backing Direct impact on product direction and company trajectory Location Berlin, Germany — on-site Must be eligible to work in Germany without visa sponsorship