{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e30473e1982dbf89251980ee","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e30473e1982dbf89251980ee","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e30473e1982dbf89251980ee","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","description":"Job Title: Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) – Fulltime onlySalary: $180K Gross Salary (including 15% Variable) - $153K Base+$27K VariableLocation: USA Remote Note: We are looking for someone with 40% Finance Transformation and 60% AI engineering / FDE. Role purposeWe are seeking a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with Corporate Finance leaders and technical teams to identify, shape, prototype, and validate AI and agentic AI opportunities across finance.The role will bridge business problem discovery and technical experimentation, rapidly translating finance use cases into working prototypes and helping determine whether the right answer is an AI agent, AI skill/Copilot capability, traditional automation, deterministic solution, or no AI solution at all.What the FDE will doAI use-case discovery & shapingPartner directly with Finance VPs, CFOs and process leaders to understand business problems and existing workflowsIdentify opportunities where AI and agentic workflows could meaningfully improve finance processesTranslate business needs into clear, technically actionable use casesHelp stakeholders understand the practical \"art of the possible\" for AISolution suitability & designAssess whether AI is appropriate for a particular business problemDetermine whether the appropriate solution is an AI agent, narrower AI capability/skill, Copilot solution, traditional automation, deterministic solution, or another approachRecognize processes requiring exact and reproducible results where probabilistic AI may not be appropriateRecommend when not to use AI, rather than forcing an AI solutionRapid prototypingConvert selected concepts into working prototypes through short development cyclesWork through focused development sprints ranging from a day through one or two weeksUse synthetic data where appropriate to test and demonstrate concepts without requiring production buildsCapture business feedback rapidly and support decisions to proceed, stop, rethink or redirect the conceptManage multiple short prototyping engagements at different stagesBusiness & technical collaborationWork comfortably with both senior Finance stakeholders and engineering/platform teamsUnderstand enough corporate finance to engage credibly on processes such as journal entries, revenue recognition, treasury, forecasting and related finance activitiesDocument prototype outcomes and support an effective transition of successful concepts toward the appropriate delivery/production teamsThanks & RegardsDevendra Rai Technical RecruiterDirect: 609-766-0054Email: devendra.rai@applabsystems.comwww.applabsystems.com","company":"Applab Systems","rawCompany":"applab systems","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-11-07T07:41:25.567Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"561320","title":"Temporary Help Services","slug":"temporary-help-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","description":"Job Title: Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) – Fulltime onlySalary: $180K Gross Salary (including 15% Variable) - $153K Base+$27K VariableLocation: USA Remote Note: We are looking for someone with 40% Finance Transformation and 60% AI engineering / FDE. Role purposeWe are seeking a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with Corporate Finance leaders and technical teams to identify, shape, prototype, and validate AI and agentic AI opportunities across finance.The role will bridge business problem discovery and technical experimentation, rapidly translating finance use cases into working prototypes and helping determine whether the right answer is an AI agent, AI skill/Copilot capability, traditional automation, deterministic solution, or no AI solution at all.What the FDE will doAI use-case discovery & shapingPartner directly with Finance VPs, CFOs and process leaders to understand business problems and existing workflowsIdentify opportunities where AI and agentic workflows could meaningfully improve finance processesTranslate business needs into clear, technically actionable use casesHelp stakeholders understand the practical \"art of the possible\" for AISolution suitability & designAssess whether AI is appropriate for a particular business problemDetermine whether the appropriate solution is an AI agent, narrower AI capability/skill, Copilot solution, traditional automation, deterministic solution, or another approachRecognize processes requiring exact and reproducible results where probabilistic AI may not be appropriateRecommend when not to use AI, rather than forcing an AI solutionRapid prototypingConvert selected concepts into working prototypes through short development cyclesWork through focused development sprints ranging from a day through one or two weeksUse synthetic data where appropriate to test and demonstrate concepts without requiring production buildsCapture business feedback rapidly and support decisions to proceed, stop, rethink or redirect the conceptManage multiple short prototyping engagements at different stagesBusiness & technical collaborationWork comfortably with both senior Finance stakeholders and engineering/platform teamsUnderstand enough corporate finance to engage credibly on processes such as journal entries, revenue recognition, treasury, forecasting and related finance activitiesDocument prototype outcomes and support an effective transition of successful concepts toward the appropriate delivery/production teamsThanks & RegardsDevendra Rai Technical RecruiterDirect: 609-766-0054Email: devendra.rai@applabsystems.comwww.applabsystems.com","datePosted":"2026-11-07T07:41:25.567Z","dateModified":"2026-11-07T07:41:25.567Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Applab Systems","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Denver","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"e30473e1982dbf89251980ee"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e30473e1982dbf89251980ee"}}