Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Leads end-to-end technical delivery for complex partner integrations, ships scalable product improvements, and collaborates with Sales, GTM, Product, and engineering teams. Requires 5+ years software engineering experience building backend systems with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
About the job
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
- 5+ 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: $230-265K Equity grant Medical, dental & vision insurance Work from home flexibility Unlimited PTO Commuter benefits Free lunches Paid parental leave 401(k) Employee assistance program
Skills
Backend Systems, Fullstack, APIs, Integration Patterns, System Design, Software Engineering, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, Postgres
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