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At distributors across the US and Germany alone, there are 4 million sales and procurement people stuck in manual workflows between inbox and ERP. We want to automate this work and liberate these people to work on more meaningful things.\nWe’re part of the YC S25 batch - the most selective batch in YC history. We recently raised a seed round from top Silicon Valley investors, and are serving customers across US and Germany.\nAbout the role\nAs a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be one of our core engineering hires. In this role, you will combine strong technical abilities with excellent communication skills, working directly with customers to ensure they maximize the value of Comena’s AI platform. You will be involved in onboarding, implementation, and ongoing support, while also contributing to product development and innovation.\nWe move at startup speed: You’ll deploy features rapidly, learn on the fly, and help define our engineering culture and architecture.\nKey responsibilities\nCustomer onboarding and implementation: Lead the full implementation lifecycle, including configuring, testing, and deploying AI agents. This involves integrating the platform with client data (e.g. product catalog) and systems (e.g. ERP) and understanding clients’ custom workflows. You'll also adapt backend logic and user interface to meet client requirements.\n\nCollaboration: Work closely with the founders and customers to translate customer needs into technical solutions. Provide hands-on technical guidance and training to drive customer adoption and success.\n\nBuild full-stack features: Develop and ship product functionality using our Typescript frontend and Python backend. 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