Clutch
1 open Forward Deployed Engineer role at Clutch. Curated with comp bands.
On the board since Aug 2026 · still hiring
Our take
Why Clutch
A remote, high-ownership, equity-heavy FDE building AI lending products for credit unions — explicitly not an implementation seat.
- FDE type
- Product-embedded
- Travel
- Remote-first
- Comp
- Equity-heavy
- Stage
- Growth-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Engineers who want founding-style ownership on a remote seat
- People drawn to fintech and regulated lending
- Those who weight equity and product influence over cash certainty
What they do
Clutch builds fintech infrastructure for credit unions — the technology layer that lets member-owned institutions offer modern digital products. This FDE is tasked with building the technical foundation for new AI lending products.
What “forward deployed” means here
Clutch is explicit that this is 'not a support or implementation role.' It's a high-ownership, ship-fast, shape-the-product seat — closer to founding engineer with customer proximity than to a classic deployment desk. You're building the product, informed by the field, rather than configuring someone else's.
Comp & leveling
Cash comp isn't disclosed and the framing is equity-heavy. That points to real upside for the right person but a real cash trade-off — candidates should get the base and equity split in writing before weighting the 'founding-style' pitch.
Growth signals
The credit-union market is large, underserved, and sticky, and Clutch is building AI-native products into it. A full-remote, high-autonomy seat suggests a team confident enough to hire senior ICs without co-location — typical of a company past its earliest stage but still forming its product surface.
Analysis updated 2026-09-09
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