# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Parafin](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/parafin)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $190k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Backend Systems, Software Engineering, Integration Patterns, APIs, Full-Stack Development, System Design, Partner Integrations, Production Code, Problem-Solving, Communication Skills
**Posted:** 2026-05-12

> Leads end-to-end technical delivery for complex partner integrations, ships scalable product and platform improvements, and collaborates with Sales, GTM, Product, and engineering teams. Requires 2+ years software engineering experience building backend systems with strong communication skills.

## Job Description

## What You'll Be Doing

- Own technical delivery for complex partner launches (end-to-end)
- Act as the engineering lead across teams to scope, sequence, and drive new work needed to launch strategic partners and expand on existing partnerships
- Ship and contribute code to the core product. Scale new & existing features across platforms to drive partner (customer) growth and adoption
- Design new integration patterns, interfaces, and end-to-end systems
- Partner closely with Sales, GTM, Product, and engineering teams to align on scope, surface product gaps early, and reduce rework downstream
- Identify and remove friction in integrations and partner support through new features and improved tooling

## What We're Looking For

- 2+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production-quality code
- Experience building end-to-end backend systems, with flexibility to work across the stack
- Excellent communication skills to work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability and desire to represent Parafin with external partners
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to execute and drive progress in ambiguous environments

**Bonus Points:**
- Prior founder or entrepreneurial experience. You have had extreme ownership and drive, possess a strong ability for customer-centric problem solving, and are bought into a high-growth mindset
- Experience working directly with enterprise or strategic customers. You have collaborated with business stakeholders and built trust while managing expectations across internal and external parties
- Previously built platforms and features for public use. Examples include Public APIs & demo sandbox environments

## What We Offer

- Salary Range: $190-225k
- Equity grant
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Work from home flexibility
- Unlimited PTO
- Commuter benefits
- Free lunches
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k)
- Employee assistance program

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