Backed by Accel, Insight and Sequoia.
About the role
We're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE): a deeply technical builder and technical leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and real customer problems.
What they're looking for
- Core Requirements
- 6+ years of experience building and shipping software in production environments
- Demonstrated experience acting as a technical lead or domain owner for a team or major system
- Strong proficiency in Python and at least one additional language (TypeScript, Go, etc.)
- Experience designing and operating distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure
- Comfort operating across the stack: backend systems, integrations, infrastructure, and tooling
More about this role
Middesk is building the data and intelligence infrastructure that helps businesses work together with confidence. We started by creating a comprehensive platform for understanding businesses, bringing together authoritative and proprietary data to help customers verify business identities, onboard customers faster, and manage risk throughout the customer lifecycle.
Today, Middesk is used by more than 700 banks and fintechs, and in 2025 we verified more than 7 million companies. We've also expanded beyond business verification to help companies form, register, manage, and maintain their businesses, supporting more than 50,000 companies in setting up over 100,000 accounts required to hire employees, run payroll, and stay compliant.
Middesk came out of Y Combinator, and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel, Insight Partners, and Canapi. We're proud to be named on the Forbes Fintech 50 and Best Startup Employers lists.
We're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE): a deeply technical builder and technical leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and real customer problems.
You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with customers and internal product and engineering teams...
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