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We're a 60+ person team based in SF, NYC, and Bangalore - come build the infrastructure of the future of commerce with us!\r\nWhat You'll Do:Partner directly with enterprise brands and retailers to discover, design, and deliver AI-powered commerce solutionsyou own the full arc from problem to production.\r\nRun deep discovery sessions with clients to unearth the real problems worth solving, then translate those into proof of concepts using the FERMT platform and Claude Code.\r\nCoordinate delivery across sales, account management, and engineering to make sure what gets built actually shipsand that clients see the value.\r\nWork shoulder-to-shoulder with our founders and the FDE team to push the frontier of what's possible with AI in commerce, for the world's biggest brands.\r\nBuild and refine our playbook for enterprise AI deployment as we scalewhat you learn becomes the standard for the team.\r\nWho You Are:A high-agency operator who's spent 3+ years in management consulting or investment bankingyou know how to navigate complex client relationships and deliver under pressure.\r\nSomeone who gets genuinely excited about AI tools and jumps into new technology without waiting to be told how. 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