Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end technical delivery for specific clients
• Run technical calls, reviews, and sign-offs with client teams
• Translate technical constraints into internal requirements and collaborate with clients to develop feasible implementation strategies
• Travel to client sites as needed (less than 20% travel expected)
• Lead client-specific adapter implementation in customer environments
• Make architectural decisions within a defined scope and escalate platform-level concerns to Principal Engineers
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams, Product Owners (POs), and Team Leads (TLs) on client-requested core feature implementation, guidance, prioritization, and validation
• Work with infrastructure teams on deployments, release validation, multi-tenancy design, and deployment strategy
• Contribute field insights to product development
• Build reusable solutions for common patterns
• Document best practices and learnings for team knowledge sharing

Requirements

• Proficiency in general-purpose programming languages and scripting (TypeScript and Go are the current stack)
• Experience debugging cloud-native environments (relational databases, Kubernetes, Temporal, logs, traces)
• Ownership mindset and accountability for client success
• Excellent communication skills
• Collaborative approach to working with both internal teams and external clients
• Ability to translate technical constraints into business requirements (and vice versa)
• Strong problem-solving skills and escalation judgment
• Background in production environment implementation and troubleshooting
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in rapidly changing environments
• Abu Dhabi-based permanent role (preferred) or remote contractor within UTC+1 to UTC+4, willingness to travel to client sites (less than 20% travel)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record in client-facing roles
• Consulting, agency, or startup background
• Desire to work on the frontlines with clients

Benefits

No specific benefits listed

About the Company

We're on a mission to power and grow wealth franchises, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

Alpheya offers a full suite of cloud-native, AI-powered wealthtech solutions designed to simplify wealth management and deliver differentiated experiences, insights, and new opportunities for businesses. Backed by BNY Mellon and Lunate, and based in Abu Dhabi, Alpheya is building state-of-the-art technology for leading financial institutions in the region.