Alloy
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
New York City
Sponsorship not specified$166k-$250kDetected 4 days ago
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About the role
- We're standing up a new function at Alloy: Forward Deployed Engineering.
- You'll be one of the first two engineers on this founding team.
- This is a software engineering role through and through - based within our Engineering org, with a scope that spans software, product, and solutions engineering.
Responsibilities
- Architect and tune customer and channel-partner deployments end-to-end - API integrations, third-party data integrations, SDKs, and latency constraints.
- Own the engineering track of QBRs for your accounts and serve in their on-call escalation path.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing production-ready software, with a proven track record of delivering robust, scalable solutions.
- Strong backend and API fluency, with the ability to read and write production code across services you don't own.
Requirements
- Sound architectural judgment under ambiguity: you can make and defend technical decisions in the room, with a customer watching.
Nice to have
- Experience at a company with a strong Forward Deployed Engineering culture (Palantir, Scale AI, Ramp, Plaid, Stripe, etc.).
- Familiarity with identity, fraud, KYC/KYB, or financial services infrastructure.
- Experience with SDK development or embedded front-end integrations.
- We're a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately, and opportunities will grow as the company scales up.
- If this all sounds like a good fit for you, why not join us?
- Alloy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
- Below is the anticipated starting base compensation range for this role
- however, pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, in-demand skills, relevant experience, and/or geography.
Compensation
- 401k with 100% match up to 4% of annual employee compensation
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy
- Employee stock options
- Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA (monthly employer contribution) and FSA options
- Eligible new parents receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Home office stipend for new employees
- Annual Learning & Development annual stipend
- Well-being benefits include access to ClassPass, OneMedical, UrbanSitter, and Spring Health
Company info
- Be Bold, Go Fast, Collaborate, and Celebrate Our Differences, we are creating a workplace where you can grow, thrive, and belong.
- See how we've been continuously recognized and named one of Inc.Magazine's Best Workplaces, Forbes America's Best Startup Employers, Best Fintech to Work for by American Banker, year after year.
- Check out our investors and read more about us here.
- employees are expected to work Tuesdays through Thursdays from our HQ in Union Square, Manhattan.
- On Monday/Friday most employees Zoom into work from home while some take advantage of the quieter office.
- How to apply
- Apply right here!
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- Alloy is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and employer.
- We're committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
- We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with visible and invisible disabilities.
- We encourage applicants to share needed accommodations with their recruiter.
- All Alloy jobs are listed on our careers page.
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