Forward Deployed Engineer

About the Role This is a hands-on, customer-facing engineering role at a pre-seed AI fintech startup building automation tools for private-market operations. You will own technical delivery end-to-end, from early discovery with asset servicers and asset managers through 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 initial discovery through production go-live. Work directly with customer operations teams to map existing workflows and identify adoption barriers. Convert customer processes into AI-driven, automated workflows using the platform. Build customer-tailored prototypes and iterate quickly based on real feedback and shifting scope. Feed deployment insights back into product development planning to improve the platform. Develop standardized approaches and reusable components from patterns observed across deployments. What We're Looking For 1 to 6 years of experience shipping production software, with strong TypeScript and Node.js proficiency (NestJS, Postgres, Prisma, React). Hands-on experience working directly with customers to scope, prototype, and iterate on technical deliverables, such as forward-deployed or solutions engineering roles. Genuine empathy for operational workflows and the ability to translate business processes into technical solutions. Comfort owning deliverables independently across the full technical lifecycle. Background in private markets, fund accounting, or financial operations is a strong plus. Compensation & Benefits Salary range: 70,000 to 110,000 EUR annually . Visa sponsorship is available. Location On-site in Berlin, Germany . Candidates must be able to work regularly from the Berlin office.