Forward Deployed Engineer

Clera

$140K — $160K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional engineering experience in software systems.
  • 1+ years of customer-facing technical experience in roles such as solutions engineering or technical account management.
  • Hands-on experience in web scraping or data extraction infrastructure.
  • Proficient with scraping frameworks including Selenium, Puppeteer, BeautifulSoup, or Scrapy.
  • Familiar with techniques for evading bot detection and anti-scraping measures.
  • Proven ability to manage or mentor engineering teams based on customer feedback.
  • Background in working with data-focused clients such as investment analysts or data heads is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with key customers to identify and solve data extraction issues.
  • Manage the end-to-end process for customer requests to boost satisfaction and retention.
  • Lead a team of scraping engineers to develop and maintain data pipelines for clients.
  • Provide feedback and context from customers to influence the product team’s development path.
  • Establish and scale the Forward Deployed Engineer role as the company expands.

Benefits

  • Opportunities to shape a new role within an early-stage startup.
  • Direct interaction with clients, impacting customer satisfaction and product direction.
  • Be part of a growth phase in a dynamic tech environment.
  • Collaboration with engineering teams to directly influence product development.
  • Professional growth through mentorship of engineering staff.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding Forward Deployed Engineer role at an early-stage data infrastructure startup, sitting at the intersection of customer success and engineering. You'll be the primary technical bridge between the company's largest customers and its product team - owning complex scraping and data extraction challenges end-to-end while helping define a function from the ground up.
What You'll Do
  • Work directly with key customers to understand and solve their web scraping and data extraction challenges.
  • Own customer requests end-to-end, driving outcomes that measurably improve satisfaction and retention.
  • Manage and support a team of scraping engineers who build and maintain data pipelines for customers.
  • Surface direct customer context and feedback to the core engineering team to influence the product roadmap.
  • Define and scale the Forward Deployed Engineer function as the company grows.
What We're Looking For
  • 3+ years of professional engineering experience building and shipping software systems.
  • 1+ years of direct customer-facing technical work - solutions engineering, technical account management, sales engineering, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on experience building, debugging, and maintaining web scraping or data extraction infrastructure at scale.
  • Proficiency with scraping frameworks such as Selenium, Puppeteer, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, or similar tools.
  • Familiarity with bot detection evasion, request infrastructure, or anti-scraping mitigation techniques.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage or mentor engineers, translating customer needs into technical requirements.
  • Track record of improving NPS, customer satisfaction, or sales velocity through technical delivery.
  • Experience at an early-stage or growth-stage startup (Series A or earlier preferred).
  • Background working with data-focused buyers - investment analysts, heads of data, or founders - is a strong plus.
  • Experience with data quality assurance, validation pipelines, or structured data delivery is a bonus.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location

On-site in New York City, NY. Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to NYC.

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