Parafin
Financial Technology
ForwardDeployedEngineer
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“Forward Deployed Engineer at Parafin. Skills: Forward Deployed Engineering, product-focused software engineering, partner delivery, core platform development, end-to-end integrations, partner-driven initiatives. 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”
What You'll Achieve.
shipping scalable product and platform improvements that make partner integrations faster, safer, and easier to support over time; drive partner (customer) growth and adoption; reduce rework downstream
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills; ability to execute and drive progress in ambiguous environments; customer-centric problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of software engineering experience, track record of shipping production-quality code, Experience building end-to-end backend systems, 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, problem-solving skills, ability to execute and drive progress in ambiguous environments
Nice to Have
Prior founder or entrepreneurial experience, extreme ownership and drive, ability for customer-centric problem solving, bought into a high-growth mindset, Experience working directly with enterprise or strategic customers, collaborated with business stakeholders, built trust while managing expectations across internal and external parties, Previously built platforms and features for public use, Public APIs & demo sandbox environments
What You'll Do.
Own technical delivery for complex partner launches (end-to-end)
Act as the engineering lead across teams to scope
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
and end-to-end systems
Partner closely with Sales
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
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborating closely with Product, Platform, and Partner Engineering; Partner closely with Sales, GTM, Product, and engineering teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills to work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Own technical delivery for complex partner launches (end-to-end), Act as the engineering lead across teams to scope, sequence, and drive new work
Full Job Description
About Us: At Parafin, we’re on a mission to grow small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but traditional banks often don’t have their backs. We build tech that makes it simple for small businesses to access the financial tools they need through the platforms they already sell on. We partner with companies like DoorDash, Amazon, Worldpay, and Mindbody to offer fast and flexible funding, spend management, and savings tools to their small business users via a simple integration. Parafin takes on all the complexity of capital markets, underwriting, servicing, compliance, and customer service for our partners. We’re a tight-knit team of innovators hailing from Stripe, Square, Plaid, Coinbase, Robinhood, CERN, and more — all united by a passion for building tools that help small businesses succeed. Parafin is backed by prominent venture capitalists including GIC, Notable Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Thrive Capital. Parafin is a Series C company, and we have raised more than $194M in equity and $340M in debt facilities. Join us in creating a future where every small business has the financial tools they need. ABOUT THE POSITION Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) at Parafin are product-focused software engineers who operate at the intersection of partner delivery and core platform development. FDEs lead high-complexity, net-new integrations and partner-driven initiatives end-to-end, collaborating closely with Product, Platform, and Partner Engineering (our GTM-facing partner team). Although FDEs interface with strategic partners, their core output is internal: shipping scalable product and platform improvements that make partner integrations faster, safer, and easier to support over time. 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 - S
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