ImplementationEngineer
The shortversion
Early-stage venture-backed startuplooking for an implementation engineer experienced with datastructures and manipulation to help set up our customers forsuccess on theplatform.
Who weare
We’re a fast-moving startup with a vision toempower all professionals by helping them build betterrelationships. We’re building a mission-driven team thatstrives to live out our values every day :
- Customer-centricity
- Diversity ofperspective
- Authenticity
- Growth (individual and collective)
- Impact
We’re anambitious, driven team and we push ourselves to accomplish a lotquickly. In the past couple of years we’ve gone through one of theworld’s top accelerators, raised two rounds of venture financing,launched our product, rapidly grown our customer base, andarchitected a robust set of machine learning models as a coresource of competitive advantage. In the process, we’ve been namedone of Chicago’s top 50 startups to watch, one of Chicago Inno’s 50on Fire, a part of the highly selective Google for Startups BlackFounders Accelerator and Black Founders Fund.
Theopportunity ahead of us is vast – every business that relies ontheir relationship network to drive their business has a usecase.
Theopportunity
To seize thatopportunity, we’re looking for an experienced back-end / dataengineer to help build the core platform. You’ll develop and use aversatile set of skills : customer interaction to understandimplementation requirements, data mapping and architecture totransition customers to our platform, and solid Python skills toperform uploads and productize implementationtools.
You will use your top-notch attention todetail in combination with strong technical skills to perform datamigrations for our customers coming on to the platform. Over time,you will build out tools that will help standardize this processfor a diverse array of types of data andenvironments.
Along the way, you’ll have anopportunity to get unrivaled exposure to all facets of building astartup, and directly shape the outcomes of and its customers. Andif you want to build a company of your own after joining us, you’llget direct mentorship from the founding team and support in doingso!
The impactyou’ll make by joiningus
Within 1 monthyou’ll :
Complete our onboardingprocess – which will help you ramp up on our company, vision,product, key objectives, and how your role will contribute to allof those!Dive deep into our productdevelopment process and understand how we go from concept to designto implementationLearn our technical stackand apply development patterns throughout your workJoin our customer outreach program – including sitting inon your first set of live conversations with existingcustomers.Begin to sit in on implementationconversations with customers – and assist in getting our newestcustomers set up for successWithin3 months you’ll :
Assume ownership ofa quarterly roadmap project, which will enable you to drive thedevelopment of new functionality to enable smoother implementationsfor our customersDrive timely resolution ofcustomer issues, in coordination with the customer success andengineering teams.Lead implementationconversations with new customers, with context from thego-to-market teamScope and execute resultingimplementation projects and development action items, with supportfrom the existing implementation teamWithin 6 months you’ll :
Understand the product at scale and be able to provideinput to improve our technical systems and toolsIndependently run implementation conversations withcustomers, and independently scope and execute resulting actionitems and project timelinesBe comfortablenavigating our stack and infrastructureParticipate in interviewing and hiring, as a way toinfluence team growth and how our values inform ourcultureWithin 1-2 years,you’ll :
Champion new processes andtools to optimize the implementation experience (for our customersand our internal efforts)Own theimplementation function at 4Degrees – including running allimplementation conversations, development work, and customercommunications.Help build and shape thefuture of engineering at 4DegreesAboutyou
Excited about the 4Degreesmission and believes in our core valuesThrives in a fast-paced environment, and is comfortablewith experimentation and risk-takingDriven bythe opportunity to create impact, and takes full ownership ofachieving personal and team objectivesMotivated to explore the potential for technology toaugment people’s ability to form and strengthen professionalrelationshipsChallenges existing industrybest practices and takes inspiration from disparate sources tobuild a groundbreaking productCollaborativemindset – recognizing that most great outcomes are accomplished byteams, not individualsSkills you’llneed
Proficiency with data structuresand manipulationProficiency with generalPython development, particularly interacting withdatabasesComfort interacting with customersto determine requirementsSkills that aren’trequired, but we’d be really excited if youhave
Experience building outadministrative tools for data transition / manipulationExperience identifying and implementing performanceimprovements for Python applicationsNone
