Forward Deployed Engineer – Founding Team
NegotiateAI Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ETLOraclePythonSOAPSQLTypeScript
About the role
- Own the entire customer lifecycle from data ingestion and deployment through production go-live and ongoing success.
- Design, build, and deploy custom integration layers and tooling necessary to connect our platform with complex customer data sources and systems.
- Be willing and able to travel to customer sites to conduct technical workshops, troubleshoot integration issues, and validate solution performance directly.
- Research customer workflows and technical environments to identify integration challenges and technical blockers.
- Rapidly scope, design, and prototype novel solutions and workarounds using internal and external tools to accelerate customer time-to-value.
- Define and track key deployment and performance metrics to measure and communicate the ROI of our platform to technical and business stakeholders.
- Apply strong full-stack software engineering skills to build internal tooling, automation scripts, and reusable deployment components that standardize future customer onboarding.
- Work closely with the core Product and Engineering teams, translating real-world customer deployment issues, missing features, and technical feedback into clear requirements to influence the roadmap.
- Ensure all custom code and deployment scripts are written to production standards, are well-documented, and adhere to security best practices.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with demonstrated proficiency across the full stack (e.g., Python/TypeScript, SQL databases).
- Ability to manage and resolve high-stakes technical challenges in a live customer environment, demonstrating exceptional communication, clarity, and urgency.
- Experience working with high-volume datasets, including building ETL/ELT pipelines and interacting with diverse APIs (REST, SOAP, etc.).
- Optional, nice to have experience working with enterprise ERPs such as Coupa, SAP, Oracle Fusion and Microsoft BC/F&O.
- You thrive in the ambiguity of a seed-stage startup, are a proactive self-starter, and have a "get-it-done" attitude.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
full-stack software engineeringPythonTypeScriptSQLETLELTAPIsintegration layersautomation scriptsdeployment components
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingproactiveself-starterclarityurgencycustomer engagementtechnical troubleshootingcollaborationadaptability