Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Bilt Rewards

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$200,000–$280,000 / yr
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3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $240k
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This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $148,900–$216,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $240k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About Bilt Rewards

Bilt Rewards is a loyalty platform that allows renters to earn points on rent payments and everyday spending, redeemable for travel, fitness, and home purchases, partnering with major landlords nationwide. Industry: Financial Technology & Loyalty Rewards

Bilt Rewards currently has 11 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $170,000–$240,000 across 11 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for enterprise partner integrations throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial scope and solution design to active construction, go-live, and ongoing maintenance. You will work directly with partner engineering teams to build features, debug complex cross-system issues involving APIs, webhooks, and data flows, while also creating developer-facing resources like documentation and sample code. The role requires high proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and REST, alongside deep expertise in OAuth, OIDC, and versioning. You will utilize AI-powered tools like Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot to accelerate your workflow. This position focuses on solving the technical challenges of integrating partner systems into the Bilt platform, ensuring stable, long-term functionality through hands-on coding and proactive troubleshooting across various integration points.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $203500 from 45 postings across 21 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the full lifecycle of partner integrations from initial scope and design through go-live and ongoing maintenance.
  • Write production-quality Java code to build features and integrations for enterprise partners.
  • Translate solution designs into actionable, scoped implementation plans while identifying technical gaps.
  • Act as the primary technical point of contact when working directly with partner engineering teams.
  • Debug and troubleshoot complex cross-system issues involving APIs, webhooks, and data flows in real time.
  • Create and maintain developer-facing resources including API documentation and integration guides.
  • Establish technical standards for API design, code quality, and documentation practices as a senior lead.

What we're looking for

  • 5–8+ years of hands-on engineering experience taking partner projects through the full lifecycle from scope to maintenance.
  • Strong Java proficiency with Spring Boot and REST experience (preferred).
  • Deep, hands-on fluency in APIs, authentication (OAuth/OIDC), webhooks, and versioning.
  • Experience building features or integrations while working directly with a client or partner's engineering team.
  • Ability to translate solution designs into scoped implementation plans and communicate technically across all levels of stakeholders.
  • Proven experience using AI-assisted development workflows.
  • Willingness to travel frequently and on short notice for active engagements.
  • Experience in fintech, payments, POS, or loyalty platforms; Cloud (GCP), CI/CD, containerization, and IaC (preferred).

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