Forward Deployed Engineer

• OWN DEEP CUSTOMER INTEGRATIONS: Design and implement integrations with core customer systems, including: HCM, LMS, CRM, and other source systems
• Ensure integrations are reliable, scalable, and easy for customers to adopt
• Act as the technical owner of complex, high-impact deployments
• BUILD AND PRODUCTIZE OUR INTEGRATION SURFACE: Expand, harden, and shape Arist’s API to support: Template-based, repeatable integrations
• Self-serve or partner-led integrations with minimal Arist involvement
• Define patterns, tooling, documentation, and best practices that make integrations faster and more predictable over time
• Partner with product and core engineering to influence API and platform roadmap decisions
• FORWARD-DEPLOYED ENGINEERING FOR AI NEEDS ANALYSIS: Work directly with customers to deploy Arist’s AI needs analysis in real-world organizational contexts
• Gather and map the right datasets so AI outputs are accurate, safe, and relevant
• Define and apply guardrails that balance flexibility with trust and data integrity

• Senior-level experience as a Solutions Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, or similar customer-facing technical role
• Strong background in APIs, integrations, and data pipelines
• Comfort working directly with customers on ambiguous, high-impact problems
• Ability to think both tactically (shipping integrations) and strategically (building systems that scale)
• Experience collaborating closely with product, engineering, sales, and customer success
• 6+ years experience
• US citizen/visa only

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