Forward Deployed Engineer

About the Company

Middesk makes it easier for businesses to work together. Since 2018, we’ve been transforming business identity verification, replacing slow, manual processes with seamless access to complete, up-to-date data. Middesk came out of Y Combinator and is backed by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical design for complex, customer-facing systems and integrations
• Design, build, and deploy production-grade integrations using Middesk APIs, data pipelines, and AI workflows
• Build and operate LLM- and agent-based systems in real customer workflows
• Design and maintain evaluation frameworks (evals) to measure quality and reliability of LLM outputs
• Translate deployment learnings into reusable abstractions, internal tooling, and product improvements
• Partner deeply with strategic customers to understand their architecture and constraints

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience building and shipping software in production environments
• Demonstrated experience as a technical lead or domain owner
• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one additional language (TypeScript, Go, etc.)
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure
• Strong communication skills to articulate trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in startup environments with high ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building or deploying LLM-powered or agent-based systems
• Familiarity with LLM evaluation techniques (evals)
• Background in fintech, compliance, or regulated systems
• Former founder or early startup engineer
• Experience with identity systems, risk/fraud, or workflow automation