We're looking for an exceptional Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team and be the primary technical owner for building out new capabilities with Privy's most important customers. In this role, you will combine technical expertise with a deep understanding of customer and business objectives to architect, develop, and deploy software features that address customers’ needs and evolve the capabilities of Privy’s core products.
Customer obsession is a core part of Privy’s culture. You’ll work closely with fellow engineers, product, and business teams to ensure Privy's customers achieve their desired outcomes and are delighted by our products.
In this role, you will…
Be a primary technical owner for Privy's customers including OpenSea, Blackbird, Zora, Friend.Tech, and many more!
Work directly with customers to understand their technical and operational objectives, scope requirements, and prototype and propose software solutions
Design, code, and launch features that improve and innovate on Privy’s core product using tools like Typescript, React, and NextJS, and fully owning end-to-end development
Drive product deployments, including configuration, testing, and troubleshooting
Champion customer success, ensuring customer feedback and pain points are understood, prioritized, and pursued by the team
Dive deep into customer codebases to understand product usage, friction points, and uncover opportunities for improvements
Partner with internal stakeholders to continuously align product roadmap and strategy with customer needs and objectives
Play a pivotal role in shaping Privy's product and offerings as an early member of the developer success team!
You may be a fit for this role if you have...
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
Excellent coding skills and technical acumen
Superb problem solving skills and ability to understand the product and business side of development (in other words, you see the big picture!)
Strong production software experience
Experience building and owning features end-to-end
Excellent ability to communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
A passion for handling ambiguity and picking up new technologies, frameworks, and tools
An entrepreneurial and high ownership mindset
A desire for impact and a deep sense of urgency for your work
Bonus points if you have...
Written open-source developer tooling
Published your work (code, presentations, papers, blog posts, etc.)
Experience building web3 applications
Engineering at Privy
Engineering at Privy is not just about writing world-class code. We create software that turns complex technical systems into delightful developer tools. We assemble tried-and-true primitives into intuitive, responsive APIs and beautiful interfaces. We believe in open-source work and transparency with our teammates and users. We encourage each other to think big, run experiments and follow our curiosity so we can build better tooling that lets developers shine and empowers their users.
Privy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of background, identity, or status.