Forward Deployed Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 1, 2026.
Why Auctor
Auctor is building the AI layer for professional services and software implementation. Think of us as the brain behind the best solution engineers, forward-deployed engineers, and onboarding teams- automating the documentation, the discovery, and the decision-making that powers $400B+ in services work. We’re going after one of the biggest software categories of the decade.
The Role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Auctor, you will own and lead engineering projects for our most strategic customers, building custom integrations and solutions tailored to their specific needs. You will work closely with our operations, GTM, and deployed services teams to build state-of-the-art systems that provide value to our customers.
We're looking for people who want to do the most meaningful work of their career. People who are sharp, fast, and relentless. No fluff. Just speed, execution, and a shot to build something generational.
This role is based in New York, NY, in person 5 days per week.
What You'll Do
Own end-to-end implementation of custom integrations for strategic customers
Architect and build workflows and tooling tailored to enterprise needs
Collaborate with customers directly, from technical teams to executives, to scope problems and ship solutions
Develop performant agentic systems that operate over large corpora of unstructured data
Work across the stack: backend services, frontend applications, and infrastructure
Feed product insights back to the core team based on what you learn in the field
What You Have
Strong programming fundamentals and CS knowledge
Proficiency in Python and TypeScript (Next.js experience preferred)
Comfort with ambiguity and context-switching across multiple customer engagements
Excellent communication skills; you can translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders
Demonstrated grit, previous startup or high-intensity experience valued
Compensation Range
$175,000-$290,000
Benefits
Early-stage equity
Competitive, top-of-market salary
Catered lunch and dinners