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 aresmall 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 arerobust and resilient : 100% independent and 0 debt

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

• We arepositive, 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 beAI-Native by default and act astechnical authorities for their teams and projects. As aForward Deployed Engineer , you will own the technical direction andproject executionfor 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-stackexpertise,establishingbest practices, and ensuring delivery excellence. Working closely with clients, project teams, and business stakeholders, you willshepherd technical decision-making and providethought-leadership through both traditional development practices and AI-augmented workflows.

You will apply Palo IT'sGen-E2methodology 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-stackexpertise to the engineering team andestablishbest practices on code quality and performance.

• Shepherd technical decision-makingprocess andprovidethought-leadership.

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

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

• Monitor project progress anddeliveryquality across teams.

• Ensuretimelines, 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 andresponsibleAI/GenAI adoption.

People Leadership & Team Management

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

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

• Manage performance through clear goalsetting, 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 ITthought leadership through research, experimentation, and publication.

Must-Have Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on software developmentexperienceincludingrecent experiencein client and team management .

• Proven experienceleading and mentoring engineering teams .

• Deep technologicalexpertiseinfullstackdevelopment .Preferred technologies includeReactJS for frontend development andNodeJS/Java/Python for backend development.

• Experience in developingscalable, reliable, and secure applications .

• Experience withsolution architecture .

• Strong understanding of commonprogramming patterns and principles .

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills .

• Demonstrated use ofAI 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 ofprompt and context engineering for engineering workflows.

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

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

• Critical thinking tovalidateand verify AI-generated code and solutions.

Good to Have

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

• Experience withAI/ML services and frameworks .

• Experience withcloud 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

• Youlead high-performing, AI-Native teams .

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

• Youdefine and enforce best practices across teams and projects.

• Yougrow people, platforms, and impact — together.

• You elevate Palo IT'sGen-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’reeager to adapt to change, learn from ourexperiencesand move to meet our planet’s urgent needs.Wearecontinuouslytaking actionto:

• Become a climate net-zero company

• Deliverprojects 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 globalleadersand address the world's most complex challenges.

WhatWeOffer

• 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 outourcareers page .

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Palo IT SG does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexuality, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law.

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