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Forward Deployed Engineer at Speakeasy | San Francisco

SpeakeasySan Francisco
On-site Full-time $180K/yr - $180K/yr

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

6-8 years of backend/API engineering experience. Experience as a founding engineer, solutions engineer, or technical founder. Strong customer empathy and the ability to connect goals with technical solutions. Demonstrated ownership and autonomy in driving projects. Ability to manage multiple relationships and priorities effectively. Capability to influence product development through customer feedback.

About the job

About Speakeasy

At Speakeasy, we aspire to unleash the full potential of APIs, enabling developers to innovate rapidly. Our mission is to assist companies in Building, Testing, and Distributing top-tier APIs. With our comprehensive suite of OpenAPI-native tools, API producers have access to a robust toolkit for designing superior APIs, ensuring governance of API artifacts, and delivering seamless integrations across various ecosystems via production-ready SDKs, AI agent-compatible MCP servers, Terraform Providers, and AI-enhanced API documentation.

Our clientele includes renowned tech leaders and Fortune 100 companies such as Mistral AI, Vercel, Gusto, Docusign, and Verizon. By partnering with Speakeasy, these organizations significantly reduce integration time, unlock new revenue streams, and alleviate workloads for their engineering teams.

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be pivotal in our customer engagements, taking charge of the hands-on, technical deployment of Speakeasy at key accounts. You will work independently to ensure successful implementations and act as a crucial technical partner for our clients. Your role will involve iterating on our core product and collaborating closely with customers to drive and implement enhancements that align with their objectives.

About You

  • You possess significant backend/API engineering experience, ideally spanning 6-8 years, and are eager to delve into the technical intricacies of our customers’ APIs and SDKs, leading comprehensive technical deployments with clients and partners.

  • You've previously served as a founding engineer, solutions engineer, or technical founder.

  • You exhibit exceptional customer empathy, adept at connecting customer goals with Speakeasy's offerings.

  • You demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and autonomy, rapidly acquiring new knowledge and identifying areas for impactful contributions, driving successful outcomes with clients.

  • You can gracefully manage multiple customer relationships and navigate potentially competing priorities.

  • You leverage insights from customer interactions to influence product roadmaps and documentation, fostering continuous improvement in customer experience.

What You Should Know About Us

  • Our team operates across PST and GMT time zones, which presents both advantages and challenges. We strive for asynchronous processes and you will play a key role in enhancing these systems.

  • We are a close-knit team of around 40 individuals, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment while emphasizing high ownership and accountability.

About Speakeasy

Speakeasy is dedicated to revolutionizing the API landscape, providing developers with the tools they need to innovate and deliver exceptional products. By partnering with top-tier companies, we empower them to streamline their processes and maximize their potential.

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