Forward Deployed Engineer

About the Role

This is a founding-team role at a pre-seed AI fintech startup building automation tools for private-market operations. You will own technical delivery end-to-end, from initial discovery with asset servicers and asset managers through to production launch of AI-driven fund accounting workflows. Your work directly shapes both customer outcomes and the core product roadmap.

What You'll Do

Lead the full project lifecycle for customer deployments, from discovery through production launch. Work directly with customer operations teams to map workflows and identify adoption barriers. Convert customer processes into AI-driven workflows on the platform. Build customer-tailored prototypes, iterating quickly and adjusting scope based on real feedback. Feed deployment insights back into product development planning. Develop standardized approaches and reusable components from patterns that emerge across engagements.

What We're Looking For

1 to 6 years of experience shipping production software. Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, with hands-on experience with NestJS, Postgres/Prisma, and React. Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers to scope, prototype, and iterate on technical deliverables, forward-deployed or solutions engineering experience is a strong signal.

Genuine empathy for and ability to understand private-market operations workflows. Comfortable working in a small, high-caliber team where ownership and initiative are expected. Background in private markets, fund accounting, or financial operations is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits Salary range: 70,000 to 110,000 EUR annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Location On-site in Berlin, Germany.

The team works closely together in person from the Berlin office.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a founding-team role at a pre-seed AI fintech startup building automation tools for private-market operations. You will own technical delivery end-to-end, from initial discovery with asset servicers and asset managers through to production launch of AI-driven fund accounting workflows. Your work directly shapes both customer outcomes and the core product roadmap.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead the full project lifecycle for customer deployments, from discovery through production launch.
• Work directly with customer operations teams to map workflows and identify adoption barriers.
• Convert customer processes into AI-driven workflows on the platform.
• Build customer-tailored prototypes, iterating quickly and adjusting scope based on real feedback.
• Feed deployment insights back into product development planning.
• Develop standardized approaches and reusable components from patterns that emerge across engagements.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- 1 to 6 years of experience shipping production software.

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, with hands-on experience with NestJS, Postgres/Prisma, and React.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers to scope, prototype, and iterate on technical deliverables, forward-deployed or solutions engineering experience is a strong signal.
• Genuine empathy for and ability to understand private-market operations workflows.
• Comfortable working in a small, high-caliber team where ownership and initiative are expected.
• Background in private markets, fund accounting, or financial operations is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: 70,000 to 110,000 EUR annually. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION On-site in Berlin, Germany. The team works closely together in person from the Berlin office.