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rubyrenegade

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About rubyrenegade

Operations Manager at Ascertain, early-stage startup building software to streamline workflows for healthcare operations. I loved the em dash before ChatGPT ruined it for everyone.

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    Comment #47602687

    Ascertain | NYC (Hybrid) | Senior Product Engineer | Python, FastAPI, TypeScript We’re building software to fix messy, real-world healthcare workflows—the kind that don’t fit neatl…

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    Comment #47548311

    Thanks for the feedback! We're refocusing our efforts to find strong engineers who have the right instincts and soft skills to deal with customers. Travel will still be a part of t…

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    Comment #47545779

    Thank you! I couldn't figure out how to post there. Guess I need to figure it out! A backend engineer might be OK if they had some solid customer-facing experience as well. I hear …

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    Comment #47545756

    Thanks for this feedback. Someone recently sent me an article that said the FDE role is going out of style because engineers are getting there and find they don't like the customer…

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    Comment #47545725

    We actually don't want them to do exactly what the Palantir FDEs do. They will be customer-facing, but we're looking for people with a high degree of coding skill. We're getting lo…

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    Comment #47545712

    I think so. We've done the research on it. That doesn't mean we shouldn't revisit the salary, but I think there's a fundamental mismatch between what we're asking for and who is ap…

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    Ask HN: What's the Deal with Forward Deployed Engineers?

    We're hiring Forward Deployed Engineers at my company but can't seem to find the combo of strong coding chops + customer-facing experience we need. I know Palantir made this a cove…

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    What's the Deal with Forward Deployed Engineers?

    We're hiring Forward Deployed Engineers at my company but can't seem to find the combo of strong coding chops + customer-facing experience we need. I know Palantir made this a cove…