Forward Deployed Engineer

Maybern•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Maybern is building a brand new Forward Deployed Engineering function to work directly with customers on strategic applications that extend the Maybern platform. This team sits at the intersection of customer deployment, applied AI, quantitative modeling, and product development. The work includes custom applications, analytical systems, scenario tools, forecasting workflows, optimization engines, and other high-value extensions for sophisticated private-markets customers. We are looking for a strong Forward Deployed Engineer who can independently own meaningful customer work. This is a builder role for someone who can move from vague requirements to working systems, partner effectively with stakeholders, and balance speed with rigor.

Requirements

1–4 years of experience in software engineering, ML engineering, data engineering, quantitative analytics, or a similarly rigorous technical role
Strong Python and SQL, plus comfort with APIs, backend systems, and data pipelines
Proven ability to design, build, and ship reliable systems
Strong quantitative reasoning applied to real-world problems
Hands-on experience with machine learning, LLM workflows, model-based automation, or analytical applications
Ability to work directly with customers and turn ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans
Strong communication and sound engineering judgment
Experience with forecasting, optimization, simulation, or scenario-modeling systems

Nice To Haves

Experience building evaluation frameworks, control layers, or human-in-the-loop AI workflows
Familiarity with symbolic systems, rules engines, DSLs, or formal specification
Prior forward-deployed, solutions, or customer-embedded engineering experience
Exposure to capital markets, enterprise finance, or other complex operational domains

Responsibilities

Lead scoped forward-deployed engagements from discovery through deployment and iteration
Design and build custom applications, workflows, and decision-support tools for Maybern customers
Work across AI, machine learning, forecasting, scenario modeling, optimization, and workflow automation
Partner directly with customer stakeholders to refine requirements and drive adoption
Build reliable evaluation, validation, and monitoring layers for AI and quantitative systems
Create reusable abstractions, internal libraries, and common patterns from customer-specific work
Mentor Associate Forward Deployed Engineers on delivery and problem structuring