Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Inriver is the AI-powered Product Information Management (PIM) platform that helps brands, manufacturers, and retailers turn product data into a growth engine. Inriver connects seamlessly to upstream systems and downstream channels, enabling continuous optimization of product experiences across every touchpoint, and is trusted by more than 1,600 global brands. Our customers — from B2B manufacturers to global retailers — rely on Inriver to manage massive, complex product catalogues and get them to market faster, with less manual rework.

About the role

We are now looking for a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team in the United States to lead technical engagements with our most strategic and complex customers. This is a role for someone who can walk into ambiguous, high-pressure enterprise environments and design the right solution — not just execute someone else's plan. This is a new role within our Engineering team, and we’re looking to hire two Senior Forward Deployed Engineers in Malmö and two in the US.

, Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, C#), with the judgment to know when to build vs.

when to advise ✔️Extensive experience with REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks, and enterprise integration patterns (ETL, middleware, iPaaS) at scale ✔️Track record of leading technical relationships with enterprise customers — comfortable being the senior voice in the room with customer executives ✔️Strong ability to reason about complex data models — attributes, taxonomies, relationships — and how they map to messy, real-world enterprise catalogues ✔️Experience mentoring or technically leading other engineers, even without formal management responsibility ✔️A bias toward action balanced with the judgment to architect for scale and maintainability, not just the immediate fix ✔️Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate fluidly between deep technical detail and executive-level strategy ✔️Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern deployment practices at enterprise scale ✔️High comfort with ambiguity and the ability to bring structure to messy, high-stakes customer environments Nice to have: • Prior experience with a PIM, MDM, DAM, or product data platform • Deep experience integrating with ERP or PLM systems • Experience with ecommerce/marketplace syndication at scale • Familiarity with compliance-heavy product domains • Prior experience in a senior forward-deployed, solutions architecture, or professional services leadership role at an enterprise SaaS company • Experience contributing to pre-sales or solutioning for large enterprise deals Why Inriver 💙 At Inriver, you’ll join a global company with a product at the centre - and people who genuinely care about building something meaningful together.

For this role you will also have ownership of the most technically and strategically important customer relationships in the company, direct line of influence into product and platform roadmap decisions and a seat at the table with both customer executives and product leadership. We work in a hybrid setup, with flexibility and trust as a baseline. The estimated pay range for this role is 165,000-185,000 as base salary per annum.

The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs. All full time US employees are eligible to participate in inriver's comprehensive benefit package which include medical, dental, vision, 401K, STD, LTD. The ideal candidate is located in the following states; Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

Ready to apply? 📬 We’d love to hear from you. If you’re curious but not 100% sure, we still encourage you to apply. We’re happy to explore the fit together!