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# Forward Deployed Engineer II at Ascent Developer Solutions

- **Company:** Ascent Developer Solutions
- **Location:** Encino, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ascentds/jobs/4462804009

## Job description

## About Ascent

Ascent Developer Solutions is a leading private lending platform, serving real estate developers nationwide in the acquisition, renovation, and construction of residential real estate. Founded by a leadership team with a deep understanding and personal experience in virtually every facet of real estate development, Ascent is uniquely positioned to create custom, innovative lending solutions for a variety of real estate development business strategies.

## The Role

Ascent Developer Solutions is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to build software for the most complex workflows in real estate lending. You’ll embed with the business teams who run those workflows, learn them in detail, and build AI-powered tools alongside them that scale their expertise as we grow. This is an engineering role first: you’ll write production code, take it through security review, and support it after launch. You’ll report directly to the Head of Technology, and your scope will grow with every project you deliver.

## ESSENTIAL DUTIES

- Embed with assigned business teams to learn how their work gets done – the systems, documents, decisions, and handoffs – by working alongside the people who do it.
- Map each workflow end to end – inputs, systems, decision rules, handoffs, and exceptions – including how it connects to the processes upstream and downstream, and keep those maps current as the source of truth.
- Identify and size automation opportunities by hours saved, error reduction, and risk, and agree on priorities with department leadership and the Head of Technology.
- Write build-ready specifications for Platform Engineering – data requirements, business rules, edge cases, and acceptance criteria – for work that belongs in the core lending platform, and co-ship it.
- Work with Platform Engineering so every automation runs on the existing platform – shared data, integrations, identity, and monitoring – and turn recurring patterns into reusable components, so each automation strengthens the systems already in place rather than adding a standalone tool.
- Build and ship production automations across lending workflows using Python or TypeScript, APIs, and LLM-based agents.
- Design each agent workflow as an engineered loop – a clear goal, the right tools, verification against expected results, defined stop conditions, and a human checkpoint wherever a decision requires one.
- Take every automation through the security and AI governance gate: sandboxed development, least-privilege agent identities, audit logging, human review of any output that affects a loan decision, and independent security review before production.
- Measure each automation against a pre-launch baseline and report the results.
- Drive adoption: train users, update procedures so each automation becomes the standard way the work gets done, and resolve issues quickly after launch.
- Monitor and support shipped automations, and maintain runbooks so the business team knows how to handle exceptions.

## GENERAL DUTIES

- Partner with Data & Analytics on data definitions, data-quality issues found in the field, and automation metrics.
- Follow engineering standards, including version control, code review, automated testing, and change management.
- Protect borrower data in line with GLBA, company security policies, and the AI Use Policy, and raise risks early.
- Evaluate AI tools and vendors when a workflow calls for one, and recommend whether to build or buy.
- Keep workflow maps, specifications, runbooks, and change logs current so every automation is easy to maintain and hand off.
- Rotate to a new department once the current department’s automations are stable and documented.
- Provide clear, regular updates on progress, blockers, and results to department leaders and the Head of Technology.

## QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, including systems that non-technical business users relied on daily.
- Production experience with Python or TypeScript, SQL, and REST API integrations.
- Hands-on experience shipping LLM-based features to production – tool use, structured outputs, document extraction, retrieval, and evaluation. Experience with agent frameworks a plus.
- Daily use of AI coding tools, with the discipline to review and test what they produce.
- Experience with loop engineering – designing agent loops that act, check their results against clear goals, and stop or hand off to a person at the right point.
- Proven ability to run discovery with business users and turn it into clear process maps and specifications; consulting, solutions engineering, internal tools, or business systems experience strongly preferred.
- Systems thinker who designs for the whole process, not just the task in front of them.
- Sound security habits – least-privilege access, secrets management, logging, and safe handling of sensitive personal and financial data.
- Experience in lending, real estate finance, or another regulated financial services environment a plus.
- Experience with OutSystems or another low-code platform, Microsoft 365/SharePoint, and Jira a plus.
- Clear writer and communicator who can explain technical tradeoffs to business partners and executives.
- High ownership and comfort starting from an incomplete problem statement.

The Pay

Salary range is up to $130,000 per year, with a discretionary bonus of 15% per year

The Work Environment

- This role works on-site from Ascent's Encino office, Monday - Thursday (Fridays are work-from-home).

Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. Our benefits include four health plans, two dental plans, health savings account with employer contribution, flexible spending accounts, vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, and other optional benefits from which to choose.

Our Pledge

We pledge to be fair and considerate in hiring and promoting individuals, ensuring everyone can contribute their fullest potential regardless of background, identity, or personal circumstances. By promoting equal opportunity, we not only enhance our workplace but also contribute to a more just and equitable society. At Ascent, we stand united in building a community where everyone is empowered to succeed. Thank you for joining us on our journey towards a more inclusive future.

## About Ascent Developer Solutions

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ascent Developer Solutions is a private lending and institutional debt platform that provides customized short-term financing solutions for top-tier single-family, homebuilder, and multi-family developers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded via Private Equity round)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles (Encino), California, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Robert Wasmund

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Financial Services (Real Estate Lending / Private Credit)
- Target customers: B2B — top-tier single-family developers, homebuilders, multi-family developers, and residential real estate investors
- Mission or purpose statement: To offer developers an efficient and streamlined advantage through customized financing solutions, proprietary software, and data-driven insights. The company was founded "For Developers. By Developers."

## Products & Services
- **Single-Family Luxury Loans**: Short-term secured loans for the purchase, renovation, and construction of luxury, market-rate, multi-property, and short-term rental assets.
- **Homebuilder Loans**: Build-for-sale and build-to-rent project financing for homebuilders.
- **Multi-Family Loans**: Financing for mixed-use, for-rent, and for-sale multi-family assets, including manufactured housing communities.
- **Bridge Financing**: Post-completion bridge loans for developers transitioning projects to permanent financing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Private Equity round led by Elliott Management Corp. (July 2024); the management team has collectively originated **over $20 billion** in loans across **20,000+ loan originations**.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investor is **Elliott Management Corp.** (via Elliott Investment Management L.P.), a major global investment firm.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Rapid headcount growth: +89.5% year-over-year, now at 81 employees
  - Active expansion into New England with a new Boston office
  - Featured closings include a $39 million facility for a development parcel in the Inland Empire and a $14.25 million bridge loan for a 290-unit rental portfolio in Houston
  - 13 active job postings (as of mid-2026), with job posting volume up +116.7% year-over-year

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Industry Expertise**: Founded by Robert Wasmund, with an executive leadership team that collectively represents **200+ years** of hands-on industry experience and a proven track record of scaling private loan origination platforms.
- **Proprietary Technology**: The company leverages its own proprietary software and data product suites to streamline the lending process, doing the "heavy lifting" so team members can focus on high-value work.
- **Strong Capital Backing**: Backed by Elliott Management Corp., providing significant institutional credibility and capital access.
- **Niche Focus**: Specializes exclusively in top-tier developers, allowing for deep domain expertise and tailored solutions that generalist lenders cannot easily replicate.

## Strategic Focus
- **National Expansion**: Actively expanding beyond California into new markets, including the New England region (Boston office).
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across multiple functions (sales, technology, legal, operations) to support rapid growth.
- **Technology Investment**: Continuing to build out proprietary software and data analytics capabilities to maintain a competitive edge in loan origination and servicing.
- **Product Diversification**: Expanding into manufactured housing community lending and other specialized real estate asset classes.

## Why Work Here
- **High-Growth Environment**: The company is in a rapid scaling phase (89.5% headcount growth YoY), offering employees the chance to grow their careers alongside the business.
- **Data-Driven Culture**: Ascent emphasizes leveraging data and insights for informed decision-making, making roles "more impactful and rewarding" — a strong draw for analytical talent.
- **Innovation & Adaptability**: The company describes itself as "constantly innovating & adapting" to provide new products and market opportunities, giving employees exposure to new skills and challenges.
- **Work Policy**: In-office (on-site) at the Encino, Los Angeles headquarters and the new Boston office. Employees work from physical offices.
- **Notable Perks**: Recognition programs like the "Apex Award for Employee Excellence"; emphasis on career growth and skill development.
- **Engineering/Culture Highlights**: The technology team (led by SVP of Technology John Issa) is building proprietary tools that directly impact the business. Roles like Senior Data Engineer and Senior Data Scientist are actively posted, indicating a strong technical backbone and investment in data infrastructure.

## Sources
1. [ascentds.com](https://www.ascentds.com/)
2. [ascentds.com/about-us](https://www.ascentds.com/about-us)
3. [ascentds.com/careers](https://www.ascentds.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions)
5. [builtin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions](https://builtin.com/company/ascent-developer-solutions)

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