Afresh · 10 hours ago
Staff Solutions Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/StaffAfresh is the leading AI company in fresh food, partnering with grocers to order billions of dollars of fresh food. The Solutions Engineer will work with grocery retail partners to deploy fresh food solutions and manage technical integrations, driving success and reducing food waste in the grocery industry.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Food and BeverageAgricultureSoftwareLogisticsMachine LearningSupply Chain Management
Hiring Manager
Jolene Ho
Responsibilities
Lead multiple integration projects concurrently, managing technical delivery across customers while independently scoping novel projects like enhancements to existing integrations or new feature rollouts
Act as a subject matter expert on Afresh's integration architecture, defining and evolving standards for schema mapping, data contracts, ETL requirements, and documentation structure that enable repeatable, scalable solutions
Lead technical activities with customers, deeply understanding their IT systems and data outputs and how these map to the Afresh solution
Lead technical integration delivery across data engineering, product engineering, and data science; identify technical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive improvements to completion
Partner with Engineering and Product to prioritize backlog based on patterns you identify across customer implementations, translating repeat needs into product-aligned solutions
Drive organizational evolution for the SE team by building tools, templates, and playbooks that improve how SEs deliver work; lead onboarding and enablement programs that level up the team's capabilities
Represent the SE organization in strategic forums, contributing to roadmap planning and cross-functional initiatives that improve delivery velocity, quality, or customer outcomes
Balance business and customer needs with technical constraints to get cross-functional consensus on innovative solutions, acting as a consultant and partner to technical teams
Coach and mentor peer SEs, serving as a thought partner on complex technical problems, stakeholder dynamics, and effective collaboration across functions
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex integration projects simultaneously and independently drive end-to-end scoping for ad-hoc or novel technical initiatives
Track record of building organizational capability—creating reusable frameworks, standards, or enablement programs that improved team execution or scalability
Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, GTM) through subject matter expertise and consistent delivery
This role is ideal for someone who is proficient in internal technical project management, and also excels in client-facing situations
Candidates must also possess data transformation and design experience, as well as proven abilities to work jointly with data engineers, data scientists, and subject matter experts to manage refinement and implementation of customer integration requirements
Organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to communicate details across levels and profiles
Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and other dashboarding tools used in an analyst's toolkit
Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision to keep projects on track
Open to travel (up to 10%)
Preferred
Ideally, candidates would have an understanding of AI/ML systems and experience with identifying issues with data inputs used in predictive analysis
Commercial mindset that allows you to understand and act on what our customers care about most
Dedication to quality, testing, design processes, automation, and operational excellence
Strong ability to create clear action plans for cross-functional technical teams
Company
Afresh
Afresh is an AI-powered company selling software to track demand and manage orders for fresh produce in grocery stores.
Founded in 2017
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (3)
2023 (3)
2022 (3)
2021 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$147.79MKey Investors
Spark Capital,Walter RobbFood Retail VenturesInnovation Endeavors
2022-08-04Series B· $115M
2020-11-19Series A· $13M
2020-07-20Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Matt Schwartz
CEO
Nathan Fenner
Co-Founder
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