Starbridge
Government
FoundingForwardDeployedEngineer&TechLead
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“Founding Forward Deployed Engineer & Tech Lead at Starbridge. Skills: Data pipelines, Integrations, Custom application layer. Own end-to-end technical execution. Make independent technical calls”
Industry & Context.
Recover quickly when one turns out wrong
4 days a week onsite at our NYC office, Ability to travel to customer sites roughly once a week
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2-5 years of software engineering experience, Demonstrated experience building data pipelines and integrations on top of existing data infrastructure, Ability to travel to customer sites roughly once a week
What You'll Do.
Own end-to-end technical execution
Make independent technical calls
Partner with Deployment Strategist
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with a Deployment Strategist who owns the customer relationship
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE This is the founding Forward Deployed Engineer and Tech Lead seat at Starbridge. You will define what the FDE practice looks like at the company. There is no playbook to execute yet; you write it. You will be paired with a Deployment Strategist who owns the institutional customer relationship. You focus on shipping production software: data pipelines, integrations, and the custom application layer built on top of the customer's existing data infrastructure. Our first engagement is with a major public higher education institution with real scope, real budget, and a multi-million dollar P&L. The technical DNA you build into this first engagement becomes the substrate that compounds across every engagement Starbridge runs next. What You'll Do - Own end-to-end technical execution: data pipelines, integrations, and the custom application layer on top of existing data infrastructure - Make independent technical calls without waiting for committees, and recover quickly when one turns out wrong - Partner with a Deployment Strategist who owns the customer relationship - Set the technical bar for every future Starbridge FDE engagement Why You'll Love This Role Qualifications - 2-5 years of software engineering experience - Demonstrated experience building data pipelines and integrations on top of existing data infrastructure - 4 days a week onsite at our NYC office - Ability to travel to customer sites roughly once a week INTERVIEW PROCESS We move fast — really fast. Getting back to someone today beats tomorrow, and our interview process reflects that mindset. Please keep us posted on your timeline so we can move quickly and speed things up where needed. All interviews are conducted via Google Meet. HOW WE WORK - Build Bridges to Help Customers Win - We pride ourselves on being obsessively customer-centric. - Shooting Star Speed - We move with extreme speed. We value momentum, decisiveness, and the ability to accelerate when it matters. - Fun Is a Feature - Fun
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