Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
About The Position
Alloy is establishing a new function: Forward Deployed Engineering. This role is designed to serve as a trusted technical partner for Alloy's largest enterprise customers, providing expertise on how Alloy integrates into their technology stack and fraud strategies. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be embedded with strategic accounts, taking end-to-end ownership of technical outcomes. This is a software engineering role within the Engineering organization, with responsibilities spanning software, product, and solutions engineering. You will be instrumental in defining the operational framework of this new function. Alloy operates a hybrid-work model, with local employees expected onsite three days a week to foster collaboration and community.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing production-ready software with a proven track record of delivering robust, scalable solutions.
- Experience in a customer-facing technical role, such as Forward Deployed Engineering, solutions engineering with deep technical ownership, or a similar role where accountability was to an external stakeholder.
- Strong backend and API proficiency, with the ability to read and write production code across services outside of direct ownership.
- Sound architectural judgment under ambiguity, with the ability to make and defend technical decisions in customer-facing situations.
- A genuine enthusiasm for customer-facing work and problem-solving alongside customer engineers.
- Clear technical communication skills, capable of explaining complex integration trade-offs to both a bank's VP of Engineering and an Alloy Product Manager.
Nice To Haves
- Experience at a company with a strong Forward Deployed Engineering culture (e.g., Palantir, Scale AI, Ramp, Plaid, Stripe).
- Familiarity with identity, fraud, KYC/KYB, or financial services infrastructure.
- Experience with SDK development or embedded front-end integrations.
Responsibilities
- Architect and tune customer and channel-partner deployments end-to-end, including API integrations, third-party data integrations, SDKs, and addressing latency constraints.
- Write production code across Alloy's technology stack, including TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6/React), Python (Django), Node.js, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, and AWS.
- Act as Alloy's credible technical representative with customer engineering leadership, making real-time architectural decisions.
- Own the engineering track for Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) for assigned accounts and serve in their on-call escalation path.
- Transform work into reusable platform primitives and documentation to accelerate future deployments.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy
- Employee stock options
- Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA (monthly employer contribution) and FSA options
- 401k with 100% match up to 4% of annual employee compensation
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents
- Home office stipend for new employees
- Annual Learning & Development stipend
- Well-being benefits include access to ClassPass, OneMedical, UrbanSitter, and Spring Health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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