Forward Deployed Engineer, Privy

Who We Are

About Privy Our mission is to make privacy and user ownership the default online. To do so, we build simple, flexible APIs and tools for developers that make it easy to build new products on crypto rails. Privy owns the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products like Treasury and Link.

We get to solve hard technical problems while leveraging Stripe's distribution to reach customers like Ramp, Klarna, Deel, Kraken, Hyperliquid, and Fomo — powering experiences for both mainstream users and crypto natives.

About The Team

" Security mindset—A great portion of our product is trust. While we have a dedicated security team, every engineer brings security to their designs from the start. g.

through hardware enclaves, multi-region low latency APIs, and blockchain abstractions that are accessible to mainstream developers.

What You’Ll Do

We're looking for an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team and be the primary technical owner for building out new capabilities with Privy's most important customers. In this role, you will combine technical expertise with a deep understanding of customer and business objectives to architect, develop, and deploy software features that address customers’ needs and evolve the capabilities of Privy’s core products. Customer obsession is a core part of Privy’s culture.

You’ll work closely with fellow engineers, product, and business teams to ensure Privy's customers achieve their desired outcomes and are delighted by our products.

Responsibilities

Work directly with customers to understand their technical and operational objectives, scope

Requirements

, and prototype and propose software solutions Design, code, and launch features that improve and innovate on Privy’s core product using tools like TypeScript , React , and Next.js , and own end-to-end development Drive product deployments, including configuration, testing, and troubleshooting Champion customer success, ensuring the team understands, prioritizes, and pursues customer feedback and pain points Dive deep into customer codebases to understand product usage and friction points, and uncover opportunities for improvements Partner with internal stakeholders to continuously align product roadmap and strategy with customer needs and objectives

to be considered for the role.

, you are encouraged to apply.

5+ years of professional, hands-on full-stack development experience with languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Python, Go, or Java Excel at rapid prototyping while maintaining appropriate quality standards Superb problem-solving skills and ability to understand the product and business side of development (in other words, you see the big picture) Experience building and owning features end-to-end Excellent ability to communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders A passion for handling ambiguity and picking up new technologies, frameworks, and tools An entrepreneurial and high ownership mindset A desire for impact and a deep sense of urgency for your work

Who You Are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum

Preferred Qualifications

are a bonus, not a requirement.

Written open-source developer tooling Published your work (code, presentations, papers, blog posts, etc.) Experience building web3 applications