Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (NYC or Remote) at Nilus · Remote (United States)
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SaaS
A time you used SaaS: the problem, what you did yourself, and what happened.
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5+ years in corporate treasury, treasury consulting, or an FDE / product / solutions role at a fintech or TMS company
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Hands-on product experience, such as product management, product operations, or solutions work closely tied to a product roadmap
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Strong grasp of cash management workflows, banking data structures (BAI2, MT940, APIs) and reconciliation processes
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Proven customer-facing experience with finance and treasury leaders, from analysts to CFOs
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Comfortable with APIs, data mapping and system integrations (you won't be coding, but you'll design and scope the solution)
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Ability to write clear product requirements and turn messy customer input into structured priorities
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Hands-on interest in AI agents and how they change finance workflows
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Why they ask: Customer Success is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Product Strategy is named in the posting.
How to answer: One concrete project, one honest lesson.
Why they ask: Opener to see how you frame your story.
How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
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Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
Why they ask: Checks judgement under pressure.
How to answer: Describe a concrete framework and one example of a trade-off you made.
Why they ask: Looks for red flags and motivation.
How to answer: Stay positive: what you want next, not what you dislike.
Why they ask: Fit and ambition check.
How to answer: Tie your growth to the problems this team is solving.
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