AECOM

Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products

AECOM • $100K — $120K *
Phoenix, AZ 85032In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 4-6 years of software engineering experience, or equivalent qualifications.
  • Proven experience in building and deploying user-centric applications or automations.
  • Strong communication skills to engage with nontechnical stakeholders and relay technical requirements.
  • Skilled in at least one modern programming language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Java) and proficient in SQL and APIs.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools and sound practices in software development.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business leaders to clarify workflows and define measurable outcomes.
  • Design and develop internal applications and data products across various technical layers.
  • Rapidly prototype solutions with a focus on user validation and practical implementation.
  • Integrate applications with enterprise data using established data governance and standards.
  • Oversee project delivery from discovery to deployment, ensuring thorough testing and documentation.
  • Evaluate solution adoption and iteratively enhance tools based on user feedback.

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work schedule available within the US.
  • Opportunity to shape impactful tools used across projects and regions.
  • Direct involvement with users for hands-on impact and feedback.
  • Engagement with the innovative Data & AI Enablement team.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM Construction Management is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products to turn everyday business challenges into applications that help construction teams work more effectively.

As part of our growing Data & AI Enablement team, you'll work directly with construction professionals and business leaders to understand their workflows, build prototypes, and deliver useful solutions. Projects may include replacing spreadsheet processes, building staffing and resource planning applications, and improving visibility into project operations.

This role combines business discovery with hands-on software development. You'll use AI-assisted development to move quickly, partner closely with our data platform owner, and take solutions from initial conversations through deployment and improvement. You'll have direct access to users, ownership of meaningful work, and the opportunity to shape tools used across projects and regions.

This position offers the flexibility of a remote work schedule and can be based from any location within the US where AECOM has an office.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work directly with business leaders and construction teams to understand workflows, clarify ambiguous needs, and define requirements and measurable outcomes.
  • Design and build internal applications, automations, and data products, working across user interfaces, application logic, databases, and APIs as needed.
  • Rapidly prototype and validate solutions with users, choosing practical approaches across AI-assisted coding, traditional development, low-code tools, and existing technology.
  • Partner with Data & Integration Engineering to connect applications to governed enterprise and project data, using consistent data definitions and established technical standards.
  • Own delivery from discovery through deployment, including testing, documentation, stakeholder communication, and coordination of technical dependencies and blockers.
  • Measure adoption and business impact, improve solutions based on feedback, and turn successful tools into reusable capabilities across teams, projects, and regions.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products, Level III
  • Bachelor's degree plus at least four (4) years of relevant software engineering experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

OR

Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products, Level IV
  • Bachelor's degree plus at least six (6) years of relevant software engineering experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

AND
  • Demonstrated experience personally building and deploying applications, automations, or data products used by real users, with clear ownership of delivery and improvements.
  • Experience working directly with nontechnical stakeholders to understand business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and communicate decisions and tradeoffs clearly.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or Java, along with practical experience using SQL, relational databases, and APIs to build integrated applications.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools, with the ability to understand, debug, and validate generated code and apply sound practices for version control, testing, secure data and secrets handling, and deployment.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in construction, engineering, infrastructure, or another project-based operational environment, particularly with staffing, utilization, project controls, or field workflows.
  • Experience replacing spreadsheet-based processes with internal applications or automations for nontechnical users.
  • Experience in a startup or small team requiring rapid prototyping, broad ownership, and close collaboration with users.
  • Experience extending a prototype or team-level application into a reliable solution used across multiple teams, projects, or locations.


Additional Information
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
  • Sponsorship for U.S. work authorization is not available for this position, now or in the future.
  • THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION NO SOONER THAN DECEMBER 14, 2026.


At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Learn more about AECOM
Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
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