Forward Deployed Engineer
Banyan Software6 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Embed with application teams to provide hands-on technical leadership for application modernization, re-platforming, microservices adoption, and AWS cloud-native delivery.
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted software development practices and the AI Modernization Factory’s tools and processes.
- Identify technical and process bottlenecks, recommend and implement solutions, and manage the people and process aspects of technical change.
- Make significant code contributions, establish architectural scaffolding, build CI/CD pipelines, implement Terraform infrastructure, and resolve blocking integration issues.
- Relay practical challenges, tool deficiencies, and process feedback to the central Principal Engineer and Architect.
- Ensure teams follow engineering standards, Twelve-Factor App principles, DevSecOps practices, and high-quality coding standards.
- Train, mentor, and upskill team members while building rapport with diverse engineering teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience focused on enterprise applications and application modernization.
- Strong hands-on full-stack experience across frontend, backend, databases, and infrastructure.
- Expert proficiency in one or more modern languages such as Python, TypeScript, C#, or Java.
- Deep practical experience building and deploying scalable applications on AWS and strong proficiency with Terraform.
- Proven ability to assess technical landscapes and team dynamics, influence direction without formal authority, and drive organizational or process change.
- Hands-on mastery of CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions or GitLab CI, and DevSecOps practices.
- Understanding of microservices, serverless, event-driven architecture, and Domain-Driven Design.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, listening, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Preferred qualifications include consulting, Staff Engineer, or Forward Deployed experience; software engineer training or mentoring experience; experience with React, NextJS, Cursor, Claude Code, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS Lambda.
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About Banyan Software
Banyan Software acquires, operates, and grows vertical‑market enterprise software businesses, offering permanent ownership and shared operational expertise. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, it follows a buy‑hold‑and‑grow model backed by permanent capital, managing more than 120 portfolio companies across North and South America, Europe, and APAC. It targets niche B2B vendors with high recurring revenue, strong retention, and positive cash flow.