Discover the real problem
I work with leaders and front-line users to learn the process, constraints, data, and outcome that matter.
Forward Deployed Engineer Denver-based · Available to travel
I turn hard business problems into working software.
I’m Cody Marcel, a forward deployed engineer in the Denver metro area. I work alongside customer teams to find the real constraint, build the right system, deploy it in production, and stay close until it works.
20+years building software
13years at Salesforce
9US patents
6+Fortune 500 clients
From first whiteboard to production
Forward deployed engineering connects customer needs to hands-on delivery. I can lead discovery with operators, map the workflow, design the architecture, write the code, connect the data, ship the system, and measure what changed.
Build inside the environment
I create production software around the customer’s current systems, security needs, and operating reality.
Deploy and improve
I own the path through integration, testing, rollout, feedback, and the next useful iteration.
Engineering depth with customer context
AI and workflow automation
Human-in-the-loop AI, process orchestration, finite state machines, integrations, and approval-gated actions.
Enterprise data systems
Distributed query processing, high-scale data, multi-tenant databases, archival, and system performance.
Full-stack delivery
APIs, Python services, web and mobile clients, cloud deployment, observability, testing, and operations.
Technical discovery
On-site interviews, workflow mapping, fast prototypes, architecture decisions, and delivery plans.
Regulated enterprises
Experience delivering systems across financial services, pharmaceuticals, enterprise SaaS, and education.
Founder-level ownership
I run a software company and a Denver STEM education business, with direct responsibility for product and operations.
Built for complex, high-stakes work
My career has combined deep platform engineering with work close to users and business operations.
Founder and Director
Building the BOS business application platform and operating iCode Cherry Creek, a 17-person STEM education organization.
Principal Software Engineer and Technical Lead
Led teams across distributed data and enterprise products. Scaled systems to billions of records, earned nine US patents, and spoke at Dreamforce.
Software Engineer and Consultant
Delivered trading, integration, test, and data systems for Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Pfizer, and other enterprise customers.
Specialist (E4)
Built the operational discipline and field mindset I bring to customer environments today.
Where I fit best
Bring me in when the problem crosses product, engineering, data, and operations—and someone needs to own the result across those lines.
New customer deployment
A strategic customer needs an integration, workflow, or product adaptation delivered in their environment.
AI system in production
A promising AI idea needs real data, guardrails, human review, deployment, and measurable business use.
Ambiguous operational problem
The need is clear, the solution is not, and progress requires discovery plus senior hands-on engineering.
Need a forward deployed engineer?
I’m based in the Denver metro area and willing to travel for discovery, deployment, and customer-site delivery.
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