# Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure at Thought Machine

- Company: Thought Machine
- What the company does: From tier 1 global institutions to hyper-growth fintechs, the Vault platform provides the clean, cloud-native core banking and integrated payments infrastructure needed to power the future of finance. Backed by Air Street.
- Company website: https://www.thoughtmachine.net
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: United States, New York, New York City
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $140K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thought-machine/971d2ef1-63f8-4c80-86bb-594f4a1110d3
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/thought-machine-forward-deployed-engineer-infrastructure/

## About the role

The Forward Deployed Engineer is Thought Machine's primary technical interface with the client as an extension to the product. FDEs embed directly with the client’s engineering teams to design, build, and deliver production-ready implementations of Vault and associated products.

## What they're looking for

- Linux/Unix administration, e.g. Ubuntu, Debian
- PostgreSQL
- Kubernetes
- Experience with automation/configuration management, e.g. Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible
- Experience with AWS or GCP

Tags: Client Services