Y Combinator Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
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Summary
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer at SpruceID designs and leads public-sector identity systems, translating government requirements into standards-based solutions while mentoring teams and driving multi-year projects from prototype to operations.
Define technical strategy and architecture for public-sector deployments, lead multi-year projects from prototyping through operations, build backend, web, and mobile systems, represent the technical function in executive customer meetings, translate government requirements into standards-based solutions, mentor engineers, improve delivery efficiency, and contribute customer insights to product and identity standards roadmaps.
Responsibilities
- Define technical strategy and architecture for public-sector deployments
- Represent the technical function in executive customer meetings
- Lead multi-year projects from prototyping through operations and maintenance
- Architect and build backend, web, and mobile systems
- Translate government requirements into standards-based solutions
- Mentor forward-deployed engineers and delivery teams
- Drive efficiencies and share knowledge across projects
- Contribute customer insights to product roadmaps and identity standards
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering production-grade software in statically typed languages such as Rust, Go, Java, or C#
- Experience leading large-scale engineering efforts across multiple teams and organizations
- Expertise in infrastructure, DevOps, architecture, frontend, and mobile development
- Experience in public-sector or highly regulated industries
- Executive-level and technical customer engagement experience
- Excellent leadership, communication, and consulting skills
- Based in the United States
- Willingness to travel as needed
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits package