Forward Deployed Engineer

Title: Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Location: Berkley Heights, NJ

Role Overview

Mphasis is seeking a highly motivated Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to bridge business challenges and technology solutions through AI-assisted engineering, automation, and modern software delivery practices.

As an FDE, you will work directly with customers to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions. You will leverage AI-native engineering approaches, Agentic SDLC practices, and automation frameworks to accelerate solution delivery while ensuring enterprise-grade quality and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers and stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into technology solutions.


• Design, generate and validate AI-generated code and engineering artifacts, and drive deployment of enterprise-grade applications, integrations, and AI-powered solutions.


• Apply prompt engineering, context engineering, and AI enablement techniques to improve solution outcomes.


• Review and validate AI-generated artifacts including requirements, design documents, code, and technical specifications.


• Review and validate AI-generated test designs, test cases, Playwright automation scripts, and quality engineering assets to ensure functional accuracy, adequate coverage, maintainability, and production readiness.


• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, DevSecOps, and quality standards.


• Build and orchestrate agentic workflows, automation pipelines, and developer productivity solutions.


• Develop solution prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and production-ready implementations.


• Support customer engagements, workshops, demonstrations, and solution consulting activities.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

• Strong software engineering background with 5–7 years of experience.


• Strong proficiency in Python, with the ability to review, validate, debug, and optimize AI-generated code for enterprise use.


• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or equivalent platforms.


• Experience working with Spec-Driven Development methodologies.


• Hands-on experience with APIs, microservices, and modern application architectures.


• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and deployment pipelines.


• Experience with test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, or equivalent.

Professional Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.


• Customer-facing communication and consulting skills.


• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments.


• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and distributed teams.


• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on measurable business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Banking & Financial Services (BFS) domain.


• Exposure to Agentic SDLC, Spec-Driven Development, or AI-assisted delivery models.


• Understanding of cloud-native architectures and platform engineering.