Partly

Automotive

ForwardDeployedEngineer

$145–195k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Forward Deployed Engineer at Partly. Skills: Customer deployment, Production code, Domain expertise. Embed with customers. Understand customer workflows”

What You'll Achieve.

Unlock value for customers

Industry & Context.

Automotive
Problems you'll solve

Tradeoff decisions

Eligibility Requirements

Fly to nearest Hub, 1 week per quarter

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years building software, 3+ years shipping software, 3+ years in production environments, Foundations in engineering fundamentals, Ability to work across boundaries

Nice to Have

Experience in forward-deployed roles, Experience in solutions engineering roles, Experience in technical consulting roles, Experience in implementation roles, Experience with automotive parts, Experience with repairer workflows, Experience with supplier workflows, Experience with B2B marketplaces, Experience with Rust, Interest in learning Rust

What You'll Do.

Understand customer workflows

Understand customer constraints

Understand customer success

Lead technical discovery

Lead delivery for deployments

Build production code

Connect customer needs

Translate ambiguous problems

Scope clear requirements

Scope clear milestones

Own deployments post-launch

Troubleshoot live issues

Improve observability

Drive continuous improvement

Modernize parts sourcing

Modernize parts identification

Modernize parts transaction

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Customer IT teams; Customer ops teams; Internal product stakeholders; Internal engineering stakeholders

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

Note: Partly is headquartered in the UK, with a Product and Engineering HQ in Christchurch, New Zealand, and an early presence in San Francisco, USA. If you are based outside of a Hub, we will fly you to the nearest Hub for 1 week per quarter for our “Season Openers” (we pay for your travel and accommodation). This role is to be based in San Francisco. 🚀 OUR STORY Partly's mission is to connect the world's parts and we're doing that by building the first global platform for replacement parts, starting with auto parts. Our big vision is to accelerate the world toward a sustainable future where anyone can fix anything. Founded by ex-Rocket Lab engineers, we utilise cutting-edge technology to solve challenging but exciting problems that make a huge impact in a $1.9 trillion industry. We've more than tripled our team over the last 12 months and expect to double in size again over the coming 12 months. We're a global team spanning both Europe and Australasia. We provide a scalable digital infrastructure solution to some of the world's largest businesses and the most exciting startups. Partly's solutions are integrated across hundreds of companies globally, providing the backbone for cataloguing and managing parts online. Our investors in Blackbird Ventures (Canva, CultureAmp etc.), Square Peg, Octopus Ventures, Icehouse, Peter Beck (Rocket Lab), Akshay Kothari (Notion Co-Founder) and Dylan Field (Figma Co-Founder). We're continuing to build a world-class team and ensuring Partly is a place where people can do the best work of their lives. We're proud of the culture we've built at Partly, and our values https://www.partly.com/careers are lived throughout every experience. Want to learn more about the problems we're solving and the culture we're building at Partly? Hear directly from our team here: https://shorturl.at/iAFUX 🖍️ THIS ROLE Join Partly as our Foundational Product Engineer in the U.S., a rare opportunity to lead from the ground up and shape our presence in Au

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