Forward Deployed Engineer

Overview In this role you combine product thinking with hands-on engineering to turn real customer problems into measurable outcomes. You’ll work with executives, clinicians, and technical teams to frame value, build prototypes, and validate impact, shaping reusable platform capabilities for WK Health. You operate across product and engineering to accelerate adoption of health tech and AI-enabled capabilities. This is a product-embedded engineering role focused on safe, scalable, and maintainable solutions that address healthcare workflows. Compensation / BenefitsMedical, Dental, & Vision Plans401(k)FSA/HSACommuter BenefitsTuition Assistance PlanVacation and Sick Time ResponsibilitiesUnderstand customer workflows and success metrics with clinical and IT stakeholdersTranslate needs into outcome hypotheses, use cases, and prototypes anchored in customer valueDesign, code, test, and deploy prototypes and extensions using WK Health assets and APIsApply healthcare integration patterns (HL7 FHIR, SMART on FHIR, CDS Hooks) and cloud-native approachesUse modern engineering practices (spec-driven development, automated testing, observability, secure SDLC)Create reusable field patterns as APIs, connectors, reference architectures, templates, and playbooksCollaborate with Product and Engineering to decide platform capabilities, packaged solutions, or roadmap prioritiesEnsure solutions have human oversight, auditability, and post-deployment monitoring Key requirementsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience7+ years in software engineering or related product/technical rolesProduction-quality software experience in enterprise or regulated environmentsHealthcare technology experience across clinical workflows and health data platforms (HL7 FHIR, CDS Hooks, RxNorm, SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, CPT, NDC)Experience with AI/GenAI, LLMs, RAG, or responsible AI governanceAbility to translate problems into requirements, prototypes, and measurable outcomesComfort working across product, technology, commercial, clinical, security, and customer teamsCollaboration and teamworkProblem-solving with speed and scalabilityClear communication and stakeholder alignmentPythonTypeScript/JavaScriptJava/C#/Go (or similar)