Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Compensation: $180,000 - $275,000 + equity
Location: Toronto preferred | Hybrid (3 days/week in office) | San Francisco also considered

Who are we?

We're a profitable software platform that acquires and operates a growing portfolio of vertical SaaS companies. With millions in revenue and over 20 businesses under our belt, we don't just invest we build. Our engineers don't work on just one product they help modernize, optimize, and scale multiple software companies using a wide variety of tech stacks, tooling, and growth strategies. Think of us as a blend between a startup studio and a software investment firm, with top-tier leadership from ex-Instacart and Sequoia.

What's in it for you?

• Diverse Tech Challenges: Work across multiple code bases new and legacy. One month you're upgrading an ASP.NET backend, the next you're building a modern front-end in React.

• Real Business Impact: Build and deploy features that drive direct business value for companies with paying users.

• Founding Team Access: Learn directly from operators and investors who've built and scaled tech unicorns.

• Startup Vibes, No Burnout: We're profitable and self-sustaining, with high-growth ambitions and a long-term mindset no death-by-VC treadmill here.

• Career Acceleration: Great fit for aspiring founders, generalists, or engineers who want to build high-agency muscle across technical and strategic domains.

What will you do?

• Serve as a forward-deployed engineer across our portfolio companiesrotating through 12 month sprints.

• Build full-stack features end-to-endwhether its payment infrastructure, dev tools, internal dashboards, or customer-facing experiences.

• Own the tech roadmap and execution in lean environments with limited resourcesno hand-holding, no waiting on PMs.

• Dive into unfamiliar codebases, legacy systems, and unusual tech stacksanything from PHP and C# to modern JS frameworks and AI tooling.

• Contribute to shared services (e.g., SEO tooling, analytics dashboards, sales systems) used across the portfolio.

• Drive ROI-based engineering decisions rooted in business context, not tech buzzwords.

What will you need?

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in VC-backed startups from Seed to Series C.

• Comfortable working full-stack (20/80 frontend/backend split or vice versa).

• Tech stack agnostic: you can learn and deliver in any environmentReact, Node, Python, C#, PHP, doesnt matter.

• Experience working without a product manager or designerjust raw specs and your brain.

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent foundational training (Top CS programs a plusWaterloo, U of T, UT Austin, etc.).

• Strong business intuition: you care about ROI, not just code quality.

• Adaptability and humility: no task is too small if it unblocks a teammate or drives business value.

Not a fit if...

• Youre deeply specialized (e.g., pure ML engineer or only frontend dev).

• Youve only worked at big tech and prefer structured orgs.

• You need mature tooling and crystal-clear requirements to get started.

• Youd rather polish code than ship imperfect-but-impactful solutions.

This is a high-agency, high-velocity role for builders who want to get their hands dirty, ship fast, and learn how to run great software companies.