R2 Companies

Forward-Deployed Engineer

R2 Companies

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Santiago • 🇨🇱 Chile

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AWSETLGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKafkaNode.jsPythonSQL

About the role

  • Partner integrations: Design, implement, and maintain integrations between R2’s platform and partner APIs, data pipelines, and backend systems.
  • Data-driven deployments: Gain controlled access to live partner data to identify edge cases, optimize decisioning models, and ensure data integrity and compliance.
  • Rapid prototyping: Translate customer needs into working software by building and deploying lightweight APIs, ETL jobs, or infrastructure changes.
  • Problem ownership: Act as the technical point of contact for new deployments — debugging systems, monitoring performance, and resolving production issues.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product managers, data scientists, and backend engineers to tailor our systems to each partner’s unique context.
  • Operational excellence: Create deployment playbooks, data access protocols, and documentation to scale secure and efficient integrations across the region.

Requirements

  • 6-8+ years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or data engineering, ideally in fintech or SaaS integrations.
  • Deep experience with coding languages such as: Python, Go, Node.js, RESTful APIs, and SQL.
  • Strong understanding of data systems, access control, and secure data handling (experience with GCP, AWS, or Snowflake is a plus).
  • Proven ability to work directly with external engineering teams, translating business and technical needs into robust integrations.
  • Comfortable debugging production systems and working with sensitive data under strict compliance constraints.
  • A self-starter who enjoys autonomy, thrives in ambiguous environments, and takes full ownership of mission-critical outcomes.
  • Passionate about financial inclusion and technology’s ability to reshape access to capital in Latin America.
  • Nice to have Experience with financial APIs, underwriting systems, or risk infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with data modeling, ETL, or event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pub/Sub).
  • Fluency in Spanish and English for seamless collaboration with partners across Latin America.
  • Exposure to customer-embedded roles at technology firms (Palantir, Stripe, or API-based startups.
Benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
PythonGoNode.jsRESTful APIsSQLETLdata modelingevent-driven architecturesdebuggingdata integrity
Soft skills
problem ownershipcross-functional collaborationself-starterautonomyadaptabilitycommunicationtranslating business needsownership of outcomesworking with external teamspassion for financial inclusion