Forward Deployed Engineer

Maybern is transforming the way private fund managers effectively manage their funds through cutting edge technology. Maybern is founded by top engineering experts with deep knowledge of the fund management space.

Private funds manage $15T in capital and are growing at 20% YoY but with increasing regulatory scrutiny and investor demands for transparency the need for world class software to help private fund CFOs is crucial.

This is where Maybern comes in.

We are equipping fund managers with intuitive flexible fund management software enabling private investment managers to focus on what they do best: driving returns for their investors. We are backed by leading venture capital firms and a large number of strategic investors.

Maybern is an NYC based company with a strong in-office culture to drive collaboration and we are looking to make strong additions to our team.

Maybern is building a brand new Forward Deployed Engineering function to work directly with customers on strategic applications that extend the Maybern platform. This team sits at the intersection of customer deployment applied AI quantitative modeling and product development. The work includes custom applications analytical systems scenario tools forecasting workflows optimization engines and other high-value extensions for sophisticated private-markets customers.

We are looking for a strong Forward Deployed Engineer who can independently own meaningful customer work. This is a builder role for someone who can move from vague requirements to working systems partner effectively with stakeholders and balance speed with rigor.

• Lead scoped forward-deployed engagements from discovery through deployment and iteration

• Design and build custom applications workflows and decision-support tools for Maybern customers

• Work across AI machine learning forecasting scenario modeling optimization and workflow automation

• Partner directly with customer stakeholders to refine requirements and drive adoption

• Build reliable evaluation validation and monitoring layers for AI and quantitative systems

• Create reusable abstractions internal libraries and common patterns from customer-specific work

• Mentor Associate Forward Deployed Engineers on delivery and problem structuring

• Builder. You ship reliable systems end-to-end and decide well between speed and rigor.

• Customer-Oriented. You take ambiguous requirements and turn them into structured technical plans and trust with stakeholders.

• Quantitatively Strong. You apply solid quant reasoning to real-world problems and know where ML / LLMs help vs. don't.

• Partner. You collaborate well across product engineering and customer teams and mentor junior teammates with care.

• Curious. You're excited by hard problems at the intersection of AI quantitative methods and customer impact.

• 1–4 years of experience in software engineering ML engineering data engineering quantitative analytics or a similarly rigorous technical role

• Strong Python and SQL plus comfort with APIs backend systems and data pipelines

• Proven ability to design build and ship reliable systems

• Strong quantitative reasoning applied to real-world problems

• Hands-on experience with machine learning LLM workflows model-based automation or analytical applications

• Ability to work directly with customers and turn ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans

• Strong communication and sound engineering judgment

• Experience with forecasting optimization simulation or scenario-modeling systems

• Experience building evaluation frameworks control layers or human-in-the-loop AI workflows

• Familiarity with symbolic systems rules engines DSLs or formal specification

• Prior forward-deployed solutions or customer-embedded engineering experience

• Exposure to capital markets enterprise finance or other complex operational domains

• We offer a competitive salary + equity package comprehensive benefits and a flexible family-friendly work environment. Some of our perks include:

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits

    • Maybern covers 100% of medical dental and vision premiums

    • HSA & FSA plans

  • Family-Friendly policies

    • Paid parental leave

  • Flexible schedule

    • Flexible PTO / sick leave

    • WFH as needed to fit your needs

  • 401k

What We Do

Technology has revolutionized the operations of public markets. The improvement in capabilities has raised investor expectations and regulatory demands but the private markets can’t keep up. Global private markets manage $15 trillion dollars. Despite its importance in the global economy investment managers still run their operations on a patchwork of legacy software providers and manual spreadsheets creating massive inefficiencies and operational risk. Maybern is changing that. By equipping fund managers with intuitive flexible fund management software Maybern is modernizing fund operations making it more efficient more accurate and more seamless. In doing so Maybern is enabling investment managers to spend more time doing what they do best: creating value for their investors.

Why Work With Us

At Maybern you’ll join a collaborative mission-driven team building the operating system for modern fund finance. We value growth curiosity and ownership giving every employee the chance to make a big impact. With a culture that’s supportive and ambitious you’ll do meaningful work while building your career alongside smart kind teammates.

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