# Forward Deployed Engineer - Company: [Clera]() - Location: New York - Remote: Yes - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $110K – $150K - Posted: August 26, 2026 ## Job description ### About the Role This is a Forward Deployed Engineer role at a Y Combinator–backed AI startup building agentic software for the acquisitions and M&A space. You'll sit at the intersection of product and customer, translating complex real-world business problems into scalable autonomous systems — with direct visibility into the C-suite and meaningful influence over the core platform. ### What You'll Do * Own customer deployments end-to-end — from scoping and business logic translation through data ingestion, pipeline delivery, and ongoing optimization. * Build and extend an agentic AI platform in close collaboration with the software engineering team. * Turn messy, real-world business problems into autonomous software solutions. * Join sales calls and identify expansion opportunities to support go-to-market efforts. * Work with high autonomy on analytical problems that demand both technical depth and sharp business acumen. ### What We're Looking For * 2–3+ years of professional experience in consulting, finance, data engineering, or analytics. * Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data processing, transformation, scripting, and automation. * Hands-on experience building and deploying data pipelines, ETL workflows, or data integration systems end-to-end. * Familiarity with data warehousing tools and concepts (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and data modeling for multi-source integration. * Experience building with LLM APIs and AI tools (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain), even in personal or side projects. * Excellent communication and business sense — comfortable engaging with operators and finance leaders, not just engineers. * Scrappy, autonomous, and action-oriented; thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. * Exposure to private equity, roll-ups, M&A, or holding company operations is a strong plus. * Must be a U.S. citizen; visa sponsorship is not available. ### Compensation & Benefits Base salary range: **$110,000 – $150,000 USD** annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. ### Location On-site in **New York, NY**. ## Apply [Apply on Clera]() Canonical job page: