Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Systems
About The Position
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Systems at Biofire, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing our internal systems strategy—partnering with teams across operations, production, and manufacturing to understand current workflows, uncover pain points, and translate insights into a prioritized execution plan. We are looking for someone who is highly autonomous, deeply curious, and comfortable moving from ambiguity to action to help strengthen the systems that power our day-to-day execution. To succeed you will need to be able to dive deep into system usage, conduct user research, and ship meaningful improvements quickly—including producing a clear roadmap and executing baseline features that move us toward a minimum lovable product. You will need to be an evidence-driven problem solver, who is eager to build internal systems that improve operational workflows and make data a trusted source of truth. If you’re excited about helping to solve mission-critical challenges, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
- Proven track record delivering working solutions for operational workflows in production/manufacturing or similar environments, with high autonomy and end-to-end ownership;
- Experience programming in Python, TypeScript, or similar languages, with the ability to prototype quickly and ship production-quality improvements;
- Demonstrated experience building and optimizing internal systems using tools like Foundry, Splunk, Datadog, or comparable platforms;
- Strong data fundamentals, including entity-relationship modeling and ensuring data integrity via validation, reconciliation, and resilient handling of late/missing/dirty data;
- Strong evidence-based problem solving and communication skills—able to decompose ambiguous problems, form and test hypotheses, and drive alignment through clear documentation and training.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement internal systems strategy by collaborating with stakeholders to understand current state usage, pain points, and workflow gaps; documenting findings and recommendations clearly;
- Conduct user research and deep product/system discovery to develop a data-validated, prioritized action plan for internal system improvements;
- Lead assessment, ranking, and execution of a roadmap for internal systems issues and features;
- Own feature execution by rapidly prototyping, iterating, and delivering baseline feature improvements on the path to a minimum lovable product;
- Establish and operate a structured feedback loop and request intake process for internal users; triage requests, clarify problem statements, and align intake with internal systems planning and prioritization;
- Maintain documentation and enable adoption by creating/updating process flows and training users (new and existing) on system changes and workflow optimization based on real use cases;
- Strong communicator and listener who can translate user needs into clear requirements, tailor solutions to real-world constraints, and drive alignment through documentation and training.
Benefits
- Stock Options in Biofire, 401(k), HSA - and other financial benefits
- Medical Insurance - including plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plans - with $0 payroll deduction
- 3 Weeks Vacation and Sick time (Flex Time for salary positions), and 13 Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave - and other family-building, adoption and surrogacy benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
