Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Maybern

Senior Engineer specializing in complex systems and AI, leading forward-deployed engineering engagements at Maybern. Focused on improving fund management software for private fund managers.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex forward-deployed engagements from discovery through production adoption
Architect custom systems across AI, forecasting, optimization, simulation, and decision-support workflows
Design application patterns that connect Maybern's platform to customer-specific logic, data, and operating processes
Build evaluation, control, and validation frameworks for high-stakes outputs
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior customer stakeholders
Mentor engineers across the Forward Deployed Engineering team
Identify when bespoke work should become reusable product capability or shared platform infrastructure
Help define standards, technical direction, and operating practices for the function

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, quantitative systems, applied research, or forward-deployed technical work with significant ownership
Strong record of leading ambiguous, customer-facing technical initiatives
Deep strength in Python, SQL, system design, and analytical application architecture
Strong applied AI or ML experience, with clear attention to evaluation, reliability, and real-world deployment
Deep quantitative reasoning across modeling, inference, optimization, simulation, statistics, or decision systems
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Strong taste in balancing speed, rigor, and trust in high-stakes environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Maybern covers 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums
HSA & FSA plans
Family-Friendly policies
Paid parental leave
Flexible schedule
Flexible PTO / sick leave
WFH as needed to fit your needs
401k

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLsystem designanalytical application architectureapplied AImachine learningquantitative reasoningmodelinginferenceoptimization

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder managementmentoringleadershipproblem-solvingtechnical advisingbalancing speed and rigortrust building