Diligent Corporation

Diligent Corporation

Technical Pre-Sales Prototyper / Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, New York, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 68 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaC++Node.jsCloud PlatformsData EngineeringLLMsProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCommunication

About the role

  • We are looking for a rare hybrid talent - someone who can hack together end-to-end prototypes at speed while also standing confidently in front of a customer's executive team.
  • This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and business development.

Responsibilities

  • Rapidly design, build, and deliver end-to-end prototypes, demos, and proofs-of-concept that help prospects and partners experience the art of the possible.
  • Partner with sales and business development teams to identify customer needs, run discovery sessions, and tailor prototypes to demonstrate value.
  • Act as a forward-deployed engineer - embedded in customer/partner environments, surfacing insights, validating opportunities, and feeding learnings back into the product roadmap.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing to shape product direction and positioning based on real-world engagements.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of relevant, post-college work experience.
  • Strong technical hacking and prototyping ability - shown proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
  • Comfort working with AI/LLM-based tools, APIs, and modern developer ecosystems.

Skills

  • discovery, prospecting, business development, and partnership alignment.
  • Ability and interest to travel up to 25%, as needed to client sites, but flexible based on personal preferences.
  • Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
  • Strong communication
  • able to translate technical complexity into business value.
  • Experience in technical pre-sales, forward-deployment, or field engineering roles <span data

Company info

  • You will be one of the first technical faces customers meet, building semi-deployable prototypes, testing product-market fit in the wild, and representing us in high-stakes conversations with senior stakeholders.
  • If you're an entrepreneurial engineer who thrives in ambiguity, loves building quickly, and wants to see the immediate impact of your work with customers, this role is for you.

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