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San Diego, California, United States
Onsite
Target Range:
$100,000.00 /Yr. - $120,000.00 /YrActual starting pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Cash Bonus Target: 10%Eligible for an Annual Discretionary Restricted Stock Units Bonus Target: 10%These discretionary target bonuses may be awarded semi-annually based upon your achievement of performance goals and targets.
About This Job
We're looking for an Intermediate Forward Deployed Engineer to rapidly ship working software that solves real operational problems. This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role: you'll spend time with stakeholders to understand a workflow, then go build — wiring together automations, internal tools, AI-driven logic, and APIs into production-grade solutions, often within days rather than quarters.Responsibilities:
Sit with business/operations stakeholders to map current-state workflows and identify where automation, tooling, or AI can remove manual effort or risk
Design and build production-grade internal applications and dashboards in Retool for case management, review queues, approvals, and operational visibility
Architect and maintain n8n workflows to orchestrate data movement, notifications, approvals, and system-to-system integrations, including robust error handling and alerting
Integrate LLM/AI components (classification, extraction, summarization, triage) into operational workflows, with attention to accuracy, cost, and failure handling
Design and consume APIs to connect internal tools with core banking, LOS, CRM, and third-party systems
Design and manage Microsoft SQL Server schemas — tables, relationships, keys, indexing strategy — for new and existing internal tools, alongside query and stored-procedure optimization
Design, build, and maintain C# API integration layers (REST services, middleware, authentication, data transformation) connecting Retool/n8n to core systems
Own solutions end-to-end: prototype → pilot with real users → harden → document → hand off or maintain
Rapidly iterate based on direct user feedback rather than working from a fixed spec
Identify when a lightweight (Retool/n8n) solution is sufficient versus when a problem needs custom application code, and make that call
Review code and designs from junior engineers and help enforce engineering standards
Ensure solutions meet the bank's security, data governance, and compliance requirements
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
3–5+ years of experience building internal tools/automations with Retool, n8n (or similar: Zapier, Make, Appsmith, OutSystems)
Practical experience integrating LLMs/AI models (e.g., via API — OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, etc.) into real workflows, not just prototypes
Strong SQL skills and comfort designing schemas in Microsoft SQL Server — normalization, indexing, query optimization
Solid, hands-on experience with C# / .NET, both consuming third-party APIs and designing/building internal ones
Comfortable working directly with non-technical business stakeholders; can translate a vague operational pain point into a technical spec with minimal oversight
Bias toward shipping: comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and being embedded in the business rather than working from a backlog
Basic-to-strong scripting ability (Python or JavaScript/TypeScript) for glue code, custom n8n nodes, or Retool custom components
Axos Employee Benefits May Include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)
HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits
401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan
Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading
About Axos
Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We’re a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.
Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).
Learn more about working at Axos
Pre-Employment Background Check and Drug Test:
All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screening, which includes screening for marijuana. Axos Bank is a federally regulated banking institution. At the federal level, marijuana is an illegal schedule 1 drug; therefore, we will not employ any person who tests positive for marijuana, regardless of state legalization.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Job Functions and Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
E-Verify and Right to Work Notices
Axos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.