Junior Forward Deployed Engineer

Clark is building the trust infrastructure for the AI economy. We help accounting and audit firms adopt AI safely by creating systems that improve reliability, accuracy, and operational trust.

We're an in-person team based in NYC and move quickly. Engineers at Clark work closely with customers, product, and leadership to solve real operational problems.

We're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (E2) to work directly with customers while building technical solutions that help them successfully deploy and use Clark.

Forward Deployed Engineers sit between engineering and customers. You'll spend time understanding customer workflows, configuring solutions, building lightweight integrations, troubleshooting issues, and partnering with the engineering team to improve the product.

This role is ideal for early-career engineers who enjoy both technical problem solving and working directly with people.

You'll have significant exposure to customers, product decisions, and real-world AI deployments while developing strong software engineering and systems-thinking skills.

Work directly with customers during onboarding and implementation

Learn customer workflows and help translate requirements into technical solutions

Configure and deploy Clark solutions in customer environments

Build lightweight integrations and internal tooling

Investigate customer issues and partner with engineering to resolve them

Test product features and provide implementation feedback

Document implementation processes and best practices

Support customer launches and deployments

Collaborate with engineers, product, and founders on customer needs

Grow into owning larger implementation projects over time

0-3 years of software engineering, implementation, solutions engineering, or technical experience

Comfortable writing code in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages

Strong curiosity and willingness to learn quickly

Clear communicator who enjoys working directly with customers

Able to break down technical concepts into simple explanations

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment

Strong ownership mindset and bias toward action

Within your first 6 months, you'll:

Successfully support multiple customer deployments

Become proficient in Clark's product and infrastructure

Independently handle well-defined implementation tasks

Build internal tools and automations that improve customer operations

Develop strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders

Meaningful equity ownership

Work directly with founders and customers

Learn how AI systems are deployed in production environments

Small, high-talent-density team

Rapid career growth opportunities

In-person NYC culture focused on learning and execution