{"id":1054024,"url":"https://alion.io/job/numeral-forward-deployed-engineer","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","company":{"id":1053,"name":"Numeral","domain":"numeral.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/numeral","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":66,"open_postings":25,"ghost_share":0.56,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":124000,"max_usd":252000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":520},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"JavaScript","optional":false},{"name":"Node JS","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Docker","optional":true},{"name":"Redis","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-18T19:42:54Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-18","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T16:25:06Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":4},"description":"About Numeral:\nNumeral is transforming how taxes get done. Digital businesses are currently bogged down by a painful web of regulations across 47 states and 70+ countries. We’re eliminating this burden so teams can focus on their core mission.\nWe’re the largest and fastest-growing AI-native tax solution. Started in 2023, Numeral has raised over $57M from Benchmark, Mayfield, Y-Combinator, and many others. We now serve over 3,000 paying customers and have more than tripled our revenue every year in our history.’\nAbout the role:\nWe're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer success. You'll work directly with customers to solve complex technical problems while building the software that makes those solutions scalable.\nThis is a unique hybrid role. Roughly half your time will be spent working directly with customers, onboarding teams, supporting enterprise implementations, and partnering with Sales and Customer Success on technical engagements. The other half will be spent building software-shipping features, automating workflows, improving our platform, and owning engineering projects from design through deployment.\nYou'll become an expert in how customers use Numeral and use those insights to make the product better every week.\nThis role is ideal for someone who enjoys both solving technical problems with customers and writing production code.\nWhat you'll do:\nPartner with Sales and Customer Success on technical customer conversations, implementations, and onboarding.\n\nDebug customer issues across APIs, integrations, and production systems.\n\nDesign and build product features, internal tooling, and automations that improve both customer experience and engineering velocity.\n\nOwn engineering projects end-to-end, from gathering requirements through implementation and deployment.\n\nWork directly with customers to understand complex workflows and translate them into product improvements.\n\nCollaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.\n\nHelp improve our APIs, integrations, developer experience, and operational tooling.\n\nBecome a trusted technical advisor for some of our largest customers.\n\nWhat you'll bring:\n2-5 years of software engineering experience.\n\nStrong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js preferred), or experience in another backend language with a willingness to learn.\n\nExperience working with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL.\n\nStrong debugging and problem-solving skills.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication.\n\nComfort working directly with customers and explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nOwnership mindset-you enjoy taking projects from idea to production.\n\nStartup mentality: comfortable with ambiguity and excited to wear multiple hats.\n\nNice to haves:\nExperience building APIs or backend services.\n\nFamiliarity with AWS, Docker, Redis, or modern cloud infrastructure.\n\nExperience working with SaaS integrations or enterprise customers.\n\nBackground in fintech, accounting, payments, or tax technology.\n\nExperience working in an early-stage startup.\n\nLocation:\nThis role is remote\n\nWhat we offer:\nCompetitive salary and equity - you'll share directly in the company's success\n\nFull medical, dental, and vision coverage\n\nWellness perks like Headspace and the Peloton One App\n\n401(k) to help you build long-term financial security\n\nRelocation assistance to NYC or SF (if needed)\n\nLunch and snacks when you're in the office\n\nRegular team offsites and company events as we grow\n\nA culture built on ownership - your work matters and people will see it!","description_format":"text","description_chars":3691,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Company events","Equity","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Financial Services","Software","FinTech"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-19T01:25:27Z"}],"liveness":{"score":60,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.602,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/numeral-forward-deployed-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/numeral-forward-deployed-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T18:29:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}