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# Forward Deployed Engineer TE01

- **Company:** RIVER CITY CONSULTING, INC.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9f0b99f58228f67c

## About the Role

* 3-8+ years of software engineering experience
 * Experience building modern web applications or AI systems
 * Client-facing or customer-facing engineering experience
 * Experience leading technical initiatives
 * High ownership and self-directed execution
 * Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments

Preferred

 * Founder, Co-Founder, or CTO experience
 * Computer Science or Engineering degree
 * Early-stage startup experience
 * AI consulting experience
 * Experience using agentic coding tools

Ideal Backgrounds

 * Founding Engineers
 * Startup CTOs
 * Technical Founders
 * Forward Deployed Engineers
 * AI Consultants
 * Staff or Senior Software Engineers with strong client interaction
 * Solutions Engineers with hands-on development experience

Green Flags

 * Genuine client-facing engineering experience
 * Founder or startup leadership background
 * Proven history of independently shipping products
 * High-agency engineering mindset
 * Fast execution with minimal direction
 * Experience building AI products or consulting with enterprise customers, * Forward Deployed Engineer title without hands-on engineering
 * Strong academic background but limited production delivery
 * Low ownership mentality
 * Slow-moving enterprise engineering experience

## Description

Forward Deployed Engineers own technical delivery from architecture through production while working directly with enterprise clients. This is a highly autonomous, client-facing engineering role for builders who thrive in ambiguity and enjoy solving complex business problems using modern software and AI.

What You'll Own

 * Design, build, and deploy modern web applications and agentic AI solutions
 * Lead technical initiatives from architecture through production
 * Partner directly with Fortune 500 clients on business-critical AI initiatives
 * Present technical solutions to technical and executive stakeholders
 * Operate independently with high ownership and minimal oversight
 * Travel to client sites approximately once per month
 * Ship production software rapidly in fast-moving environments


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