About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a Forward Deployed Engineer role at a Y Combinator–backed AI startup building agentic software for the acquisitions and M&A space. You'll sit at the intersection of product and customer, translating complex real-world business problems into scalable autonomous systems — with direct visibility into the C-suite and meaningful influence over the core platform. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own customer deployments end-to-end — from scoping and business logic translation through data ingestion, pipeline delivery, and ongoing optimization.

- Build and extend an agentic AI platform in close collaboration with the software engineering team. - Turn messy, real-world business problems into autonomous software solutions. - Join sales calls and identify expansion opportunities to support go-to-market efforts. - Work with high autonomy on analytical problems that demand both technical depth and sharp business acumen. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 2–3+ years of professional experience in consulting, finance, data engineering, or analytics.

- Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data processing, transformation, scripting, and automation. - Hands-on experience building and deploying data pipelines, ETL workflows, or data integration systems end-to-end. - Familiarity with data warehousing tools and concepts (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and data modeling for multi-source integration. - Experience building with LLM APIs and AI tools (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain), even in personal or side projects.

- Excellent communication and business sense — comfortable engaging with operators and finance leaders, not just engineers. - Scrappy, autonomous, and action-oriented; thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. - Exposure to private equity, roll-ups, M&A, or holding company operations is a strong plus. - Must be a U.S. citizen; visa sponsorship is not available. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary range: $110,000 – $150,000 USD annually.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. LOCATION On-site in New York, NY.

Source listing: ashby_clera