Alternativepayments
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
- Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
- $200k–$250k
- Mid level
- Full-time
- Remote · New York
- Added 1 month ago
About this role
Alternative Payments seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to build internal tools, automations, and AI-powered solutions that streamline operations and improve efficiency across teams. You’ll tackle real-world business problems by designing, building, and maintaining systems like dashboards, data infrastructure, and internal applications, often leveraging AI to accelerate workflows. This role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering production-ready systems with a focus on reliability.
What you'll do
- Build internal AI data infrastructure and agentic workflows.
- Develop custom internal tools to replace or improve existing SaaS solutions.
- Create and maintain operational dashboards and related automations.
- Own projects from prototype to production-ready systems.
- Contribute to early-stage product POCs with business context.
- Review AI-assisted development work for safety and reliability.
What they're looking for
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Python
- Rust
- Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Data Pipelines
- System Design
- Full-Stack Engineering
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Likely interview questions
- Describe a time you designed a system with a strong emphasis on reliability and performance.
- How do you balance building quickly with ensuring long-term maintainability and scalability?