New York, New York, United States Hybrid Full-time USD 130,000 – 150,000 / year

Diligent Corporation is hiring a Technical Pre-Sales Prototyper / Forward Deployed Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver end-to-end prototypes, demos, and proof-of-concept solutions quickly to showcase potential use cases for prospects and partners.
  • Collaborate with sales and business development to uncover client requirements, conduct discovery workshops, and customize demonstrations that highlight value.
  • Engage directly in high-level discussions with senior executives, clearly communicating both technical and strategic benefits.
  • Serve as an on-site technical resource within customer or partner environments, gathering insights and feeding real-world feedback into product development.
  • Work across product, engineering, and marketing teams to influence product evolution based on field experience.
  • Offer technical expertise during early-stage partnership talks, including guidance on APIs, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and lightweight AI or LLM-powered applications.
  • Develop standardized methods, reusable tools, and documented processes to scale pre-sales prototyping activities.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years of professional experience after college.
  • Proven ability to rapidly prototype and code, with demonstrated skills in languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
  • Experience building functional, semi-deployable systems across modern technology stacks including back-end services, APIs, data workflows, cloud platforms, and front-end interfaces.
  • Familiarity with AI and large language model tools, APIs, and current developer platforms.
  • Strong client-facing capabilities in discovery, prospect engagement, business development, and partner coordination.
  • Executive-level presence with confidence and clarity when interacting with senior leadership.
  • Track record of working autonomously in dynamic and uncertain environments.
  • Excellent communication skills to convert technical details into business outcomes.

Nice to Have

  • Background in technical pre-sales, forward-deployed engineering, or field-facing technical roles.
  • Experience in B2B SaaS, enterprise software, or early-stage startup environments.
  • Ability to balance immediate prototyping demands with long-term architectural scalability.
  • Strong narrative and storytelling skills to frame demos and prototypes in compelling ways.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Other

Willingness and ability to travel to client locations up to 25% of the time, with flexibility based on individual preferences.

Required Skills
JavaC++
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Diligent Corporation
Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice.
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