Arist · 1 day ago
Forward Deployed Engineer (Senior)
New York, NY, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $220K/yr
6+ years expArist is a company backed by Y Combinator that automates the learning and enablement process through AI-powered solutions. They are seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead customer integrations and shape the technical foundations for scalable deployments of their platform.
E-LearningEducationMessaging
Responsibilities
Own deep customer integrations
Design and implement integrations with core customer systems, including:
HCM, LMS, CRM, and other source systems
Current integrations are largely orchestrated through Workato
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
Deliver experiences where customers say:
“This feels native to our organization—and it just works.”
Go hands-on with existing solutions engineering and integration work for a fast-growing customer base
Identify bottlenecks and standardize workflows through:
Reusable templates
Integration patterns
Tooling and documentation
Help decide whether to:
Hire a tactical integration engineer, or
Shift more execution to core engineering
Begin defining the FDE playbook for AI needs analysis:
Required data by customer type
Guardrails and safety considerations
Recommended integration approaches
Own the full solutions engineering / FDE motion from pre-sale through successful go-live for:
AI needs analysis deployments
Core Arist system integrations
Serve as the technical face of complex enterprise deals
Build and lead a scalable solutions engineering / FDE team
Create tight feedback loops with product and engineering to turn customer insights into platform improvements
Qualification
Required
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
Company
Arist
Arist helps companies deliver learning, training, and nudges in the flow of work via Teams, Slack, and text message-based courses.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$16.05MKey Investors
PeakSpan CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalY Combinator
2022-07-12Series A· $12M
2020-12-01Seed· $2M
2020-10-15Seed· $1.9M
Leadership Team
Michael Ioffe
Co-Founder and CEO
Maxine Anderson
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
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