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Emerge Career · 3 months ago

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York City

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

Emerge Career is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and incarceration through innovative workforce development solutions. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the launch of new vocational programs by conducting market research, engaging stakeholders, and prototyping tools that bridge engineering and operational strategies.

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Responsibilities

Operate as a first-principles thinker: conduct market and vocational research to identify high-opportunity trades where Emerge can build new pathways

Validate new vocation ideas using labor market data, wage trends, licensing requirements, and employer demand

Define success metrics and “kill-switch” criteria for each new program before launch

Engage directly with external partners — training vendors, employers, and credentialing bodies — to ensure programs are designed with end-to-end alignment

Translate stakeholder feedback into actionable product and operational requirements

Collaborate with internal ops and coaching teams to ensure field readiness for pilots

Prototype MVPs for early-stage tools, systems, and automations supporting each new vocation (using React, TypeScript, Retool, Zapier, and AI-native tools)

Collaborate with other engineers to translate prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems

Collect field data and user insights to refine both the technical and operational blueprint

Lead the “first cohort” for each new vocation, combining product, data, and human touch to ensure success from enrollment through employment

Build dashboards, automations, and integrations that make early manual processes scalable

Document and codify what works — turning pilot learnings into SOPs, playbooks, and reusable infrastructure