Forward Deployed Engineer — Modernizing Public Services

Job overview

The Forward Deployed Engineer role is in-office in San Francisco, CA. The posting lists $125,000–$175,000 per year. The represented startup is building financial rails for state education funds, and the role works with state agencies and banking partners. The engineer translates operational and regulatory requirements into reliable payment and reporting systems. The role owns reconciliation, money movement, auditability, and system architecture so education-fund transactions remain accurate as states and partners change their processes.

What you'll do

• Build regulatory and banking-partner reporting pipelines and audit trails
• reconcile internal ledger, card network, banking, and vendor data
• design transaction lifecycle and money movement flows
• build safeguards against duplicate processing and inconsistent balances
• own and evolve payment services and reporting architecture
• work with state agencies, banking partners, auditors, and company leaders.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

forward deployed engineer

san francisco ca

eql tech

public services

payment systems

financial technology

reconciliation

regulatory reporting

education funds

visa sponsorship available

$125k-$175k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Salary of $125,000–$175,000 per year
• founding equity
• relocation support
• visa sponsorship support
• opportunity to work on education-fund payment systems.

Why this role

In-office role with visa support available; relocation support is described for San Francisco or Phoenix, and customer travel is expected.

About the employer

EQL Tech is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.