Forward Deployed Engineer

About the Role Join a small, high-caliber founding team building an AI-powered platform for private market operations — think fund accounting automation, data reconciliation, and workflow orchestration for asset servicers and asset managers. As a Forward Deployed Engineer , you'll own technical delivery end-to-end: from initial discovery with client operations teams all the way through to production launch of AI-driven agents. What you learn in the field directly shapes the core product. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of enterprise fintech and cutting-edge AI infrastructure, with real ownership and outsized impact from day one. What You'll Do Manage the full technical project lifecycle — from discovery workshops with private-market operations teams through to production deployments Collaborate directly with customer teams to map existing workflows and identify adoption barriers Convert customer processes into AI-driven, automated workflows on the platform Build customer-tailored prototypes with rapid iteration cycles and informed scope adjustments Feed deployment insights back into product development planning, acting as the voice of the customer internally Develop standardized approaches and reusable components from recurring cross-customer patterns What We're Looking For Required 1–6 years of experience in a software engineering or technical delivery role Proficiency in TypeScript and comfort working across the full stack Experience with backend frameworks (e.g. NestJS or similar), relational databases (e.g. Postgres), and ORMs (e.g. Prisma) Familiarity with modern frontend tooling (e.g. React, TanStack, Tailwind) Strong communication skills — you're comfortable in rooms with both engineers and operations professionals A bias for action: you can scope, prototype, and ship quickly in ambiguous environments Nice to Have Background in financial services, private markets, or fund operations Experience with agentic or LLM-based workflow tooling (e.g. Mastra, Inngest, or similar) Prior experience at a forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-facing technical role at a B2B SaaS or AI company Exposure to enterprise integrations — ERPs, banking systems, email/portal data pipelines Compensation & Benefits Salary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on experience Visa sponsorship available Early-stage equity opportunity High ownership and direct influence on product direction Location This role is on-site in Berlin, Germany . Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to Berlin. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.