Company Name: Arkestro

Job Details: Be,an,Early,Applicant,Hiring,Remotely,in,USA,Remote,170K-210K,Annually,Senior,level

Job Url: https://builtin.com/job/forward-deployed-engineer/7307816

Job Description: Arkestro’s Predictive Procurement accelerates enterprise spend transformation, using AI and game theory to unlock trapped savings and reduce risk, enabling teams to influence significantly more spend. By combining AI with deep Negotiation Science, Supplier Science, and Process Science procurement teams can improve win-rates while strengthening supply chain agility.As a fast-growing tech company, we’re looking for builders and innovators — people who thrive in the face of ambiguity and who have a selfless dedication to do whatever it takes to make Arkestro and our customers successful. We believe in egoless execution and we are looking for people who will work together to solve hard problems. If you're excited to help shape our future, contribute to our company culture, and help to drive our business forward there is a tremendous opportunity for you here at Arkestro! See Arkestro in action at arkestro.com.About This RoleWe're looking for a backend engineer with customer-facing experience to pioneer our Forward Deployed Engineering function. You'll build integrations between our Rails application and Fortune 500 procurement systems, while also contributing to core product development when not engaged with customers. This person will own end-to-end technical implementations, architect custom integrations, and transform how the world's largest enterprises approach procurement through Arkestro's predictive technology.This is a founding role in a new function at Arkestro. You'll define how we scale technical deployments to 50+ Fortune 500 customers, build the playbooks future FDEs will use, directly influence product strategy based on what you see in the field, and establish yourself as the technical partner for enterprise procurement transformation.ResponsibilitiesOwn customer deployments end-to-end: Lead technical implementations from architecture design through production, serving as technical advisor and managing cross-functional teams to deliver on timeBuild integrations at scale: Design and implement robust integrations between enterprise ERP systems and Arkestro's platform, handling complex procurement workflows and business logicDeliver customer-specific features: Rapidly prototype and ship functionality that addresses unique enterprise requirements while building reusable patternsPioneer our deployment methodology: Create the playbooks, tools, and frameworks that will scale our technical deployments from 5 to 50+ Fortune 500 customersDrive technical relationships: Serve as the primary technical point of contact, translating between business and technical stakeholdersTechnologies and tools we use:Backend Systems: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, RedisData Platform: Snowflake, dbt, Prefect, PythonFrontend: React, TypeScriptCloud & DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, DockerMonitoring & Operations: GitHub, DataDog, Jira, Confluence, Sentry, PagerDuty, SlackPreferred Qualifications5+ years in customer-facing technical roles (consulting, solutions engineering, or technical architecture)3+ years integrating enterprise systems via APIs, REST, SOAP, and other protocols5+ years building production backend services with Ruby on RailsStrong understanding of SQL databases and ORMs (especially ActiveRecord)Experience with enterprise ERP/procurement systems (SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, GEP, etc.)Excellent communication skills - able to translate between technical and business stakeholdersTrack record of successful customer implementationsComfort with ambiguity and rapidly changing requirementsStrong project management skills with ability to juggle multiple customer implementationsWilling to travel 25-35% during peak implementation periodsBonus QualificationsExperience building production data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflowsExperience with Python for scripting and automationExperience with procurement or supply chain domainsCloud platform experience (AWS preferred) including serverless architecturesExperience with Kubernetes and container orchestrationKnowledge of dimensional modeling and data warehouse design patternsPay Range$170,000—$210,000 USDArkestro is committed to providing our employees with a benefits package designed to give you the flexibility you need to ensure a healthy life/work balance. Arkestro offers our employees great benefits and perks, including, but not limited to:Competitive salary and startup equityMedical, Dental, Vision insurance premiums covered up to 100% (employee only)401K discretionary matchingUnlimited PTOA remote-first team with regular opportunities to get together in person for team building, design sprints, and customer visitsAnnual budget of $1,000 for learning and professional developmentDiverse, inclusive, highly collaborative, and vibrant cultureArkestro is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. DisclaimerPlease note this job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Arkestro reserves the right to change duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.