Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Location

Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid/On-site)

Position Summary

Operating directly within our global Product & Technology organisation, this role functions as an internal Forward Deployed Software Engineer. We are looking for an adaptable, highly autonomous senior engineer to tackle rapid prototyping, architectural de-risking, and tactical engineering initiatives. Rather than maintaining a traditional product lifecycle, you will partner closely with our leadership team, including the CTO, senior engineers and architects on short-cycle strategic initiatives. Your customers are Bentley's global Product & Technology (P&T) organization – the teams responsible for building and operating the products and solutions that power our customers' success. You will take on complex, ambiguous technical challenges, rapidly evaluate solution options across the full stack, from architecture and design to hands‑on implementation, build functional proof‑of‑concepts, and transition successful solutions to our core product teams.

Responsibilities

• Full‑Spectrum Problem Solving: Fluidly navigate across varied technical domains depending on the project. One month you may be addressing deep performance profiling and cloud reliability; the next, you may be building modern front‑end spikes or evaluating microservice patterns.
• De‑Risk Architecture: Architect, code, and benchmark functional proof‑of‑concepts (PoCs) to validate performance and evaluate emerging technologies before Bentley makes a company‑wide commitment.
• Operate Across the Stack & Cloud: Leverage a wide range of technologies, acting as a polyglot across multiple programming languages and major cloud platforms to deliver the right solution for the business.
• Ensure Frictionless Hand‑offs: Package your validated architectures, write the technical summary, and hand the clean, maintainable deliverables over to our global P&T teams so you can pivot to the next strategic unknown.

Qualifications

• 0‑to‑1 Experience: 7+ years of software engineering experience with a demonstrable track record of designing, building, and delivering complex, high‑performance software in fast‑paced environments.
• Ownership and Bias for Action: You are highly self‑directed, comfortable operating autonomously without extensive supervision, and driven to turn ambiguity into actionable solutions.
• Curiosity and Learning Agility: You possess an aptitude to select the best tool for the specific problem at hand. You have working fluency across multiple programming languages (such as C#, TypeScript, Python, Java, or C++) and continuously learn new ones.
• Empathy and Partnership: You view the global P&T organization as your customer, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring your prototypes are built with their eventual operational needs in mind.
• AI‑Amplified Output: Practical experience leveraging generative AI APIs, vector retrieval/RAG patterns, or daily integration of AI‑assisted engineering tools to amplify output.
• High‑Signal Communication: Ability to synthesize complex technical discoveries, trade‑offs, and architectural recommendations into direct, high‑signal summaries for technical leadership.
• Big Picture Architecture: Solid foundational knowledge of distributed systems, multi‑tenant patterns, containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes), and at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

What We Offer

• Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.
• Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world.
• Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Who We Are

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry‑leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modelling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications. At Bentley, you'll help shape the future of infrastructure with innovative solutions, a global impact, and a culture that values growth, collaboration, and sustainability.