Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Thu, Sep 10, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To support a leading US healthcare workforce company, the full-time Lead Forward Deployed Engineer will act as the primary technical lead, working remotely to design and implement a production-ready platform while collaborating closely with client stakeholders and internal engineering teams.
Key responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical and consultative engineering lead, translating business requirements into practical technical solutions
- Design and guide the data architecture using PostgreSQL and Snowflake, ensuring integration with the broader platform
- Take ownership of outcomes and delivery, establishing engineering practices required for production, including security and reliability
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions architecture, or a closely related technical discipline
- Strong hands-on experience with Python and backend services/APIs
- Proven system design and architecture skills for production-grade distributed systems
- Experience working directly with clients to discover requirements and shape technical solutions
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
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