Pryzm
AI
ForwardDeployedEngineer
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“Forward Deployed Engineer at Pryzm. Skills: software engineering, forward deployed engineering, backend language, data, SQL, ETL pipelines, REST APIs, customer mindset, communication. Deploy and configure the Pryzm platform in customer environments. Write production-quality code (scripts, APIs, and lightweight applications) to extend platform capabilities and solve customer-specific problems”
Industry & Context.
solving problems that no one has fully defined yet; diagnose and resolve technical issues rapidly; debugging instincts and the ability to diagnose problems across the full stack
US Person active clearance preferred or ability to obtain, Veterans and those with military or intelligence community backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply, Willingness for regular customer travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of software engineering / forward deployed engineering experience, foundation in at least one backend language (Python, Go, Java, or similar), Hands-on experience deploying or integrating software in complex, real-world environments, Fluency with data: SQL, ETL pipelines, REST APIs, and working with structured and unstructured data sources, debugging instincts and the ability to diagnose problems across the full stack, including infrastructure and networking layers, A customer mindset, Exceptional written and verbal communication
Nice to Have
Experience working in or alongside the federal government, defense, or intelligence community is a plus
What You'll Do.
Deploy and configure the Pryzm platform in customer environments
Write production-quality code (scripts
and lightweight applications) to extend platform capabilities and solve customer-specific problems
Integrate Pryzm with third-party data sources
and customer infrastructure
Diagnose and resolve technical issues rapidly in the field
Translate operational requirements from non-technical stakeholders into clean technical specifications and working software
and reusable components that accelerate future deployments
Partner with the product engineering team to surface field-discovered bugs
and architecture feedback
Own technical relationships with customer engineers
and IT/security leads
Contribute to internal knowledge bases
and engineering documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with the product engineering team to surface field-discovered bugs, feature gaps, and architecture feedback; Own technical relationships with customer engineers, data teams, and IT/security leads
Communication Scope
Exceptional written and verbal communication; explain a complex system to a program manager and a junior analyst in the same conversation
Full Job Description
Position: Forward Deployed Engineer (Delta) Location: Boston, NYC, Washington DC (On-Site) About Pryzm Pryzm is transforming how organizations engage with the federal government. Today, federal procurement and business development is fragmented across disconnected workflows, siloed intelligence, and institutional knowledge locked in spreadsheets and inboxes. Pryzm’s AI brings together market intelligence, budget data, program visibility, and human insights into a single platform that helps teams navigate and win in the federal ecosystem. Big data, meets CRM, meets AI. Our mission is simple: deliver the right capabilities to the missions that matter most. The Role Forward Deployed Engineers at Pryzm are the rare engineers who are equally at home in a terminal and in a customer briefing. You will live at the boundary between our product and the hardest operational problems in the federal ecosystem: understanding user needs, implementing product, connecting integrations, and writing code to deliver on the most important outcomes for a customer - whether a government contractor or the government themselves. FDEs are builders who also sit close to the customer, accelerating time-to-value for new deployments, and solving problems that no one has fully defined yet. We are looking for product-minded engineers who are energized by constraints, thrive under ambiguity, and find deep satisfaction in seeing their work create real-world impact, not just ship. What You’ll Do - Deploy and configure the Pryzm platform in customer environments, including data ingestion pipelines, integrations, and custom workflow automation - Write production-quality code (scripts, APIs, and lightweight applications) to extend platform capabilities and solve customer-specific problems - Integrate Pryzm with third-party data sources, government systems, and customer infrastructure - Diagnose and resolve technical issues rapidly in the field, with limited access to core infrastructure or remote support
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