Forward Deployed Engineer
Ascertain · Remote · Remote ·
COMPENSATION
$130k – $175k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US)
- Python + SQL
- Healthcare AI
- Customer-facing
- Occasional travel
You will own the full lifecycle of customer deployments, from mapping clinical workflows to building integrations with systems like Epic and Athena. This position blends substantive engineering with direct engagement with billers, coordinators, and clinical staff.
As the technical owner of your deployments, you will translate operational needs into working software, configure agent platforms, and debug issues across the stack. You serve as the bridge between clinical operations and engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Map prior authorization and referral workflows end to end with customers
- Build integrations connecting AI agents to EHR APIs and payer portals
- Configure agent platform ontology, prompts, tools, and guardrails
- Debug production issues across data, APIs, UI, and human workflows
- Translate clinical operations language into engineering specifications
- Surface reusable patterns to product and platform teams
What you'll need
- 5+ years shipping production code in commercial engineering roles
- Fluent in Python programming language
- Proficient with SQL and REST APIs
- Experience with at least one full-stack or front-end framework
- Track record delivering in undefined problem environments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites
Nice to have
- Experience with EHRs, claims, EDI, HL7/FHIR, or RCM
- Production experience with LLMs or agent frameworks
- Applied integration experience with OAuth and webhooks
- Browser automation and document parsing skills
- Prior experience as an embedded engineer with enterprise clients
Stack
- Python
- SQL
- REST APIs
- Epic
- Athena
- eClinicalWorks
- LLMs
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Occasional travel to customer sites required
- Direct daily interaction with non-technical stakeholders