Forward Deployed Engineer
About this role
Forward Deployed Engineer
Aira · Full-time · Hybrid (NYC)
About Aira
Aira is the payer intelligence layer for medical device companies. The core product automates back-office workflows for surgical practices.
The Role
You'll own provider and payer integrations end-to-end. That means sitting in client discovery sessions with the founders, understanding how each practice actually works, then building the integration layer (APIs, scrapers, custom workflows) that makes Aira fit their stack. You'll also ship features on the core product when needed. Our founding engineer owns the core platform. You own the edges where Aira meets the real world.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain integrations with practices and insurances (APIs where they exist, scrapers and RPA where they don't)
- Join client discovery sessions with founders to map workflows and translate them into technical requirements
- Ship custom integrations fast
- Contribute to the core product when integration work isn't the bottleneck
- Develop deep working knowledge of the US provider/payer landscape (we'll ramp you)
Requirements
- 2–5 years of full-stack engineering experience
- Startup experience (small team, broad ownership, shipping under ambiguity)
- Track record of owning features or products end-to-end
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs
- You actively use AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) and have shipped real work with them
- Strong English; you can clearly articulate problems and tradeoffs to non-technical audiences
Strong Pluses
- Experience building scrapers or RPA
- US healthcare experience
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS or GCP)
- AI application development beyond coding tools (LLM features in production)
Tech Stack
Python, FastAPI, React + TypeScript, Postgres, AWS, GCP, GitHub.
Logistics
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- In-person when called; some travel
To apply: Send a resume and 2–3 sentences on the most resourceful thing you've shipped.
Company at a glance
Aira is an AI platform for procedural specialties, acting as the payer intelligence layer for medical device companies to navigate reimbursement and improve patient access. It automates workflows for surgical practices, combining payer insights with automation to boost execution.
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
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