OpenCore - FDE

Reference: BH-124902Forward Deployed Engineer — Banking Platforms - AI-Driven Core Banking TechI'm working with a fast-moving team building an AI-enabled, autonomous banking platform for Tier-1 financial institutions - backed by the scale and resources of a major global fintech, but operating with the speed and autonomy of a startup. This is a rare chance to ship production code that directly shapes how the world's largest banks modernise their core infrastructure.The roleMy client is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer who'll embed directly with strategic bank clients as a hands-on engineer and trusted technical partner. You'll be:Discovering pain points across architecture, infrastructure, and product teams, then designing the bank's future-state architectureBuilding proofs of concept and end-to-end use cases — think digital twins, checking accounts, stablecoin walletsArchitecting clean, production-grade integrations across upstream and downstream systemsBuilding high-performance data pipelines connecting legacy and modern systemsRunning performance, resilience, and failover testing at scaleSupporting presales with demos, workshops, and architecture educationFeeding learnings from the field back into the product roadmapExpect travel to client sites of roughly 25–50%, depending on engagement phase.What my client is looking forA proven systems builder in Go or RustDeep distributed systems experience - Kafka, concurrency, event-driven architectures, multi-region databasesStrong cloud background (AWS/GCP/Azure), SRE principles, IaC, Kubernetes/OpenShiftExperience building data-intensive pipelinesAn AI-native mindset - comfortable with LLMs and agentic development patterns4 years in a customer-facing technical role: Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, Consultant, or Senior Software EngineerBonus points for fintech/banking domain knowledge (transaction flows, core banking systems)Operating styleThis is a high-agency role for someone who thrives without a playbook and is comfortable writing one. Ownership matters here - if something breaks before go-live, you fix it and build the system so it doesn't happen again. You'll move naturally between coding, architecture, and client-facing workshops.Why applyDirect, visible impact on core banking platforms used by Tier-1 global institutions. High autonomy in a small, senior team. Startup energy backed by enterprise resources and a clear line from your work to production.Package: 4 weeks PTO, medical & dental, sign-on bonus eligibility, 401(k) match, paid national holidays, annual bonus.Get in touch if you'd like to hear more or be considered for this role.