Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

Maybern is transforming the way private fund managers effectively manage their funds through cutting edge technology: an operating system with deterministic guard rails underneath, agents on top. Maybern is founded by top engineering experts with deep knowledge of the fund management space. You will own the design and execution of forward-deployed systems that directly address the operational and strategic challenges facing modern private fund CFOs. The role requires you to operate at the intersection of quantitative modeling, AI reliability, and production software delivery, ensuring that every solution is robust, scalable, and fit for high-stakes financial environments. You will be responsible for translating complex business requirements into deterministic technical systems that drive real value and operational excellence. This position is critical to bridging the gap between our evolving platform and the real-world workflows of our clients. The work you do will directly influence how private investment managers make decisions and manage capital at scale.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own forward-deployed engagements from discovery through production adoption, with your scope growing as fast as your independence earns it
• Architect and build custom systems across AI, forecasting, optimization, simulation, and decision-support workflows
• Design application patterns that connect Maybern's platform to customer-specific logic, data, and operating processes
• Build the evaluation, control, and validation frameworks that make AI trustworthy when a client's business depends on the output
• Work directly with senior stakeholders at sophisticated private markets firms as a trusted technical advisor
• Turn messy, real-world data into production systems: extraction, agentic workflows, automation, and the QA and nuance that separate working systems from demos
• Identify when bespoke work should become reusable product capability or shared platform infrastructure
• Help define standards, technical direction, and operating practices for a function you're joining at the ground floor

Requirements

• Architect. You design application patterns that connect platform, customer logic, and data, picking the right level of rigor for the stakes.
• Customer Partner. You serve as a trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders and translate rigor without losing precision.
• Production-AI Builder. You think past the happy path. You care how a system behaves when the data is messy, how errors get caught, and how AI holds up when someone else's business runs on it.
• Driven by Outcomes. You are competitive, high-ownership, and motivated by impact and upside. You think in terms of the ROI of your work, not just the deliverable.
• High-Standards Builder. You hold a high bar for clarity and reliability in domains where approximation isn't enough.
• Have 3+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, quantitative systems, applied research, or forward-deployed technical work with significant ownership
• Have a record of leading ambiguous, customer-facing technical initiatives, or clear evidence you are ready to operate in such environments
• Demonstrate deep strength in Python, SQL, system design, and analytical application architecture
• Show applied AI experience with real attention to evaluation, reliability, and production deployment, meaning AI systems other people depend on, not one-off prototypes
• Exhibit deep quantitative reasoning across modeling, inference, optimization, simulation, statistics, or decision systems
• Communicate excellently and manage stakeholders with clarity and professionalism
• Show strong taste in balancing speed, rigor, and trust in high-stakes environments

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the Snowflake AI Data Platform as a strong starting point for architecting data, analytics, and AI workflows, though this is not required
• Experience designing custom applications in production settings

Practical notes

This role operates in a full-time capacity from our office in Charlotte. The successful candidate will be expected to work onsite with the team to foster deep collaboration and alignment with Maybern's in-office culture. Travel may be required to visit client facilities and engage directly with senior stakeholders. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship at this time. The position is structured to reward performance and impact, with clear progression from Forward Deployed Engineer to Senior FDE to Principal based on demonstrated ownership and results.