Forward Deployed Engineer

NYC Office
Full-time
Visa Sponsorship

About the role

Confido is the AI infrastructure powering CPG brands from deduction to production plan. We unify cash application, deductions, disputes, trade promotion management, forecasting, demand planning, and analytics in one integrated platform. The result: measurable time savings, smarter top- and bottom-line decisions, and the speed to scale.

Confido is trusted by 200+ brands managing $20B+ in revenue, including OLIPOP, Simple Mills, Dr. Squatch, Tropicana, and more.

We’ve achieved best-in-class growth and recently raised a $15M Series A led by Footwork Ventures and Y Combinator to accelerate our momentum.

The Role

Location: New York, NY (Relocation supported)

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with enterprise customers to turn real-world financial workflows into production software.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and customer implementation.

You’ll help customers go from kickoff → live while shaping the core platform.

What You'll Do

  • Work directly with enterprise customers during onboarding and implementation
  • Translate operational workflows into scalable Confido product features
  • Build integrations with customer systems and data sources
  • Extend the platform to support complex financial workflows
  • Identify product gaps and collaborate with product/engineering to close them

Typical projects include:

  • AI-powered document ingestion for financial data
  • Retailer and freight portal integrations (ex: Kroger)
  • Financial analytics and forecasting pipelines
  • Internal tools and customer-facing product features

What We're Looking For

Required

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong backend or ML/AI background
  • Comfort working directly with customers and ambiguous problems

Nice to Have

  • Experience with data pipelines, AI systems, or integrations
  • Strong communication and product intuition
  • Interest in early-stage startups and high ownership roles
  • CS degree or equivalent experience

Stack

  • Backend: Rails, Python
  • Frontend: Typescript, React, Vue
  • Data: Postgres, Snowflake
  • Infra: AWS, Datadog, Appsignal, Mezmo
  • Product Analytics: PostHog
  • AI: Claude SDK + foundation models

Confido provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

About Confido

AI-enabled financial automation and intelligence for CPG Brands

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Job details

Salary

$200,000 - $270,000

Location

NYC Office

Experience

3+ years

Company

NameConfido
IndustryFinance and Accounting
Team Size65

Funding

Total raised

$20M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Y Combinator

Founders

Justin Hunter

Justin Hunter

LinkedIn
Kara Holinski

Kara Holinski

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.