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Forward Deployed Engineer

Archera
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States, Québec, Quebec, Canada, New York, United States
Posted
10 days ago
Department
Office of the CTO
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years in hands-on technical roles with significant customer- or partner-facing work
  • Deep hands-on Azure experience, including commitment and discount constructs
  • Working fluency with modern developer tooling such as APIs, Git, scripting, IaC, and CI/CD
  • Demonstrated ability to debug integration failures alongside third-party engineering teams
  • Ability to pressure-test numbers against source data before presenting to customers
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to have
  • Early-stage or scaling-startup experience
  • Experience in a channel or distribution motion
  • FinOps Foundation certification or equivalent cloud-cost discipline
  • Multi-cloud depth beyond Azure
  • Published technical content such as blog posts or talks
What the job really is

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Archera, you will be responsible for writing code, building integrations with partner and hyperscaler APIs, and serving as a technical expert in customer engagements. Your role will involve technical discovery, commitment modeling, and addressing complex technical challenges while collaborating with various teams across the organization. You will also manage technical documentation and provide insights to influence product development based on customer feedback.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary and equity package
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Flexible PTO and company holidays
  • Remote-first culture
  • Opportunity to shape and scale a category-defining FinTech platform
Things to weigh
  • Role involves significant customer interaction and technical ownership
  • Expectations for both coding and high-level technical discussions
  • No specific salary mentioned in the posting
  • Remote work with light travel may require flexibility
Job score3.2/5
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Freshness5/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity4/5
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