Forward Deployed Engineer

Who We Are

Build. Scale. Sustain.

We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked, AI-first engineering approach for accelerating the delivery of digital products, and revolutionizing platform modernization. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.

• We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally : 5 continents, 10 countries, +500 experts from +50 nationalities across the Americas, Europe and APAC

• We are robust and resilient : 100% independent and 0 debt

• We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts : We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence

• We are positive, courageous, caring, doers and committed to excellence

About Gen-e2TM

While the market is still largely AI-augmenting delivery, we have reinvented the SDLC to be AI First. Leveraging our 16 years expertise in digital transformation, our approach is a game-changer in productivity and quality, with a strong collaboration between IA generative and our best Talents:

• We now generate 95% of the entire product — code, documentation, infrastructure as code, and even design powered by GitHub Copilot.

• The quality consistently exceeds the output of our best traditional engineering teams.

• A product repository houses all product artefacts, giving AI full project context for higher-quality generation.

• A library of rules and prompts defines coding standards, design principles, and security guidelines, ensuring enterprise-grade quality and scalability.

With Gen-e2TM, we deliver end-to-end products 2–3× faster than traditional approaches, while raising the bar for engineering excellence.

YOUR ROLE

At Palo IT, Forward Deployed Engineers are expected to be AI-Native by default and act as technical authorities for their teams and projects. As a Forward Deployed Engineer , you will own the technical direction and project execution for engineering teams while actively embedding AI and Generative AI into how teams work by default.

You will lead and manage a team of engineers, providing full-stack expertise, establishing best practices, and ensuring delivery excellence. Working closely with clients, project teams, and business stakeholders, you will shepherd technical decision-making and provide thought-leadership through both traditional development practices and AI-augmented workflows.

You will apply Palo IT's Gen-E2 methodology to drive quality, speed, and responsible AI adoption across projects and teams.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Delivery Ownership

• Own the technical direction and roadmap for engineering projects.

• Provide full-stack expertise to the engineering team and establish best practices on code quality and performance.

• Shepherd technical decision-making process and provide thought-leadership.

• Provide architecture-level and code-level feedback for the engineering team.

• Build confidence in project delivery through automated testing, continuous integration, monitoring and analytics.

• Monitor project progress and delivery quality across teams.

• Ensure timelines, outcomes, and engineering standards are met.

AI-Native & Gen-E2 Leadership (Core Expectation)

• Champion AI-Native ways of working across the team, including AI-assisted development, testing, and documentation.

• Define and enforce AI/GenAI best practices , including:
• Prompt and context engineering standards

• Output validation, guardrails, and fallback strategies

• Code review standards for AI-generated code

• Stay current with emerging GenAI trends and tools and translate them into practical, value-driven implementations.

• Act as a technical authority and coach on Gen-E2 practices and responsible AI/GenAI adoption.

People Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers to deliver high-quality code and projects.

• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and career development planning for team members.

• Manage performance through clear goal setting, regular feedback and reviews, and identification of growth opportunities.

• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and learning-driven culture .

• Recruit and build high-performing engineering teams.

Consulting, Clients & Growth

• Collaborate with clients to understand business problems, design solutions, and lead implementation.

• Partner with Sales and Presales teams to shape proposals, solution approaches, and contribute to technical responses and estimations.

• Contribute to reusable assets, accelerators, and frameworks to scale delivery efficiency.

• Support Palo IT thought leadership through research, experimentation, and publication.

Must-Have Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience including recent experience in client and team management .

• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams .

• Deep technological expertise in fullstack development . Preferred technologies include ReactJS for frontend development and NodeJS/Java/Python for backend development.

• Experience in developing scalable, reliable, and secure applications .

• Experience with solution architecture .

• Strong understanding of common programming patterns and principles .

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills .

• Demonstrated use of AI tools in day-to-day engineering work (not just theoretical exposure).

AI-Native & Gen-E2 Skills (Required)

• Hands-on, daily use of AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor or equivalent).

• Strong grasp of prompt and context engineering for engineering workflows.

• Proven experience defining and enforcing GenAI best practices across teams.

• Ability to coach and mentor teams on effective and responsible AI tool usage.

• Critical thinking to validate and verify AI-generated code and solutions.

Good to Have

• Experience with any emerging technologies (Decentralised Identity, Realtime-cross border payment, Quantum computing, Advanced Smart Contract etc..).

• Experience with AI/ML services and frameworks .

• Experience with cloud computing platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Mobile development experience (Swift for iOS, Android, native or hybrid).

• Certification in Claude AI (Anthropic) is a plus.

What Success Looks Like at Palo IT

• You lead high-performing, AI-Native teams .

• You own technical direction and deliver production-grade applications with excellence.

• You define and enforce best practices across teams and projects.

• You grow people, platforms, and impact — together.

• You elevate Palo IT's Gen-E2 maturity across teams and clients.

We will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require sponsorship of a visa.

More About PALO IT

We’re eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet’s urgent needs. We are continuously taking action to:

• Become a climate net-zero company

• Deliver projects with a positive impact

• Train 100% of our workforce on impact

• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe

• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness

Our clients are amongst the world's most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s, SMEs and start-ups who aim to make an impact, become global leaders and address the world's most complex challenges.

What We Offer

• Stimulating working environments

• Unique career path

• International mobility

• Internal R&D projects

• Knowledge sharing

• Personalized training

• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page .

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