Forte is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Solutions Architect in our Developer Relations team to work alongside the Business Development team and own the technical relationship with our strategic partners. You will play a key role in ensuring the success of our strategic partners, assisting them as they integrate with our platform. You are excited to gain exposure to a wide range of different problem spaces -- spanning gaming, blockchain, and economics.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and quickly evolving collaborative environment. They will have strong verbal and written communication skills, and will be highly effective and empathic technical educators for our strategic business partners. They will work across multiple technologies, designing and communicating technical solutions that are secure, reliable, and efficient and meet business, product, and economic requirements. They will report back the market needs to the product team, and collaborate with them on defining and prioritizing the future offerings of Forte's platform.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will…
- Collaborate with Business Development and Partnership teams on all stages of partner adoption.
- Educate potential partners on Forte’s offerings and outline the process for integrating these tools & services into their existing technologies.
- Design and deliver technical solutions to our partners that meet business and product requirements.
- Engage directly with key partners, acting as a trusted technical advisor.
- Contribute to educational content, samples, and tools to accelerate the adoption of Forte’s offerings
- Document and deliver best practices in areas of security, scalability, and efficiency.
- Provide clear and structured market feedback to product teams to help shape their roadmaps and strategic planning.
Qualifications
To be a good fit, you have…
- 5+ years engineering experience with web-based technologies.
- Deep technical experience in gaming or blockchain technologies.
- Client or customer facing experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, relaying technical information clearly and concisely.
- Passion and empathy to drive and continually improve the technical experience of our developers.
- A natural curiosity about technology, and an proven ability to independently learn.
- Awareness of the landscape related to blockchain technology, assets, services, and tools.
- A passion for gaming and the games industry.
Bonus if you also have...
- Passion for Web3 ecosystems and blockchain games
- Experience in a technical role, delivering a shipped game
- Experience with decentralized applications, financial services, Rust, or AWS
- Experience as a Developer Relations professional
Benefits
- The opportunity to build something that's never been built before - to solve new problems and to develop solutions with a team of industry leaders by your side
- A learning environment where you'll be hands-on with the latest tools and technologies
- The opportunity to merge personal passions or interests you may have for blockchain and/or gaming with your professional path
- Generous home office stipend for creating a comfortable and productive work space
- Monthly stipend for snacks, meals, and things you may need to enhance your remote work experience!
- Paid medical, dental, and vision insurance - employer contributions for employees and dependents
- 401k match up to $4000/year + Pre-tax commuter and FSA benefits
- Unlimited PTO - take time when you need it
Forte is building economic technology for games. Its end-to-end platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others). Forte is currently working with over thirty acclaimed game developers from across the industry to reimagine the economics of games.
