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Their flagship platform helps banks automate loan origination, reducing application cycles from months to just days through AI-powered workflows.\n\nBacked by Y Combinator, leading fintech investors, and some of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., the company has already secured over $10M in contracted revenue and is scaling rapidly.\n\nLocation: San Francisco, CA (On-site)\n\nEmployment Type: Full-time\n\nLevel: Mid-Senior Level\n\nCompensation: $160,000-$265,000 USD + Meaningful Equity\n\nWork Authorization: Must have existing U.S. work authorization\n\nAbout the Role\nWe're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success.\n\nThis isn't a traditional software engineering role. You'll work directly with enterprise banking customers, deeply understand their workflows, build production-grade solutions, and shape the product based on real-world needs. Your success isn't measured by tickets closed, it's measured by customer outcomes.\n\nIf you enjoy solving ambiguous problems, shipping quickly, working closely with customers, and building products that transform an entire industry, you'll fit right in.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nCustomer Partnership;\n\nEmbed with enterprise banking customers to understand their operational workflows\n\nLead discovery sessions and translate business challenges into technical solutions\n\nTravel approximately one week per month to customer sites across the U.S.\n\nProduct Engineering;\n\nDesign, build, and ship production features end-to-end\n\nOwn customer-specific workstreams from concept to deployment\n\nInfluence core platform architecture through customer insights\n\nProduct & Platform Development;\n\nIdentify reusable solutions that become core product capabilities\n\nPartner closely with Product and Engineering teams to improve the platform\n\nContinuously optimize customer workflows using AI and automation\n\nCustomer Impact;\n\nMeasure success through customer outcomes and operational improvements\n\nCommunicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders\n\nHelp customers dramatically reduce loan processing time and operational complexity\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nMust Have;\n\nStrong software engineering background with production experience\n\nBuilder mentality with a proven history of shipping products or side projects\n\nExperience working in startups or high-growth environments\n\nCustomer-facing experience or strong interest in working directly with users\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills\n\nHigh ownership, initiative, and problem-solving ability\n\nComfortable working in ambiguous, fast-paced environments\n\nWillingness to travel approximately one week per month (required)\n\nWillingness to work on-site in San Francisco\n\nNice to Have;\n\nForward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Customer Engineer, or Product Engineer experience\n\nFinTech, banking, or lending technology experience\n\nFounder or early-stage startup experience\n\nStrong side projects or open-source contributions\n\nCompetitive programming, hackathons, or technical competitions\n\nExperience at high-growth startups or YC-backed companies\n\nWhat We Offer\n\n$160,000-$265,000 USD base salary\n\nMeaningful equity package\n\nDirect access to founders and enterprise customers\n\nOpportunity to shape both product and company strategy\n\nHigh ownership with significant career growth\n\nWork alongside an exceptional engineering team solving real-world problems\n\nBuild technology that’s transforming one of the world's largest industries\n\nIf you're excited by customer-facing engineering, startup intensity, and building AI products that reshape the future of banking, we'd love to hear from you.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Cd Talent Advisory","rawCompany":"cd talent advisory","city":"Berkeley","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-14T03:37:26.599Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","description":"About the Company\nOur client is building the AI-native system of record for banking, replacing decades-old legacy infrastructure with intelligent automation. Their flagship platform helps banks automate loan origination, reducing application cycles from months to just days through AI-powered workflows.\n\nBacked by Y Combinator, leading fintech investors, and some of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., the company has already secured over $10M in contracted revenue and is scaling rapidly.\n\nLocation: San Francisco, CA (On-site)\n\nEmployment Type: Full-time\n\nLevel: Mid-Senior Level\n\nCompensation: $160,000-$265,000 USD + Meaningful Equity\n\nWork Authorization: Must have existing U.S. work authorization\n\nAbout the Role\nWe're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success.\n\nThis isn't a traditional software engineering role. You'll work directly with enterprise banking customers, deeply understand their workflows, build production-grade solutions, and shape the product based on real-world needs. 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