Forward Deployed AI Software Engineer
About the job
- Enjoy solving technical problems across application programming interfaces, integrations, and distributed systems.
- Take ownership of building reliable, scalable solutions.
- Enjoy working closely with customers and translating real-world challenges into product improvements.
- Communicate clearly and collaborate across Engineering, Product, and customer teams.
- Enjoy fast-moving environments and learning quickly.
- Be excited about artificial intelligence and applying it to enterprise operations.
- Build enterprise integrations across application programming interfaces, SAP, and other business systems.
- Work directly with enterprise customers to design scalable technical solutions.
- Debug and resolve complex issues across production environments.
- Own customer-driven product features from implementation to production.
- Build minimum viable products and evolve them into scalable platform capabilities.
- Automate deployment and implementation workflows with Product and Engineering.
- Turn recurring customer needs into reusable product features.
- Help establish Lio's forward-deployed engineering function in the United States and shape how the company serves American enterprise customers as it scales.
About the company
Lio provides an enterprise procurement AI platform that runs a multi-agent virtual procurement workforce to manage purchase requests from research to delivery. It autonomously researches vendors, negotiates terms, routes approvals, onboarding, and tracks delivery across ERP and P2P systems, email, and the open web, with integrations to SAP, Coupa, Ariba, and surfaces like Microsoft Teams. Its approach differs by automating end-to-end procurement across a buyer’s tech stack with multiple AI agents, plus a GDPR focus and European Azure hosting. Its goal is to speed up procurement, reduce manual work, and deliver measurable savings for large buyers, while expanding in the US market.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$30.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2023
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Lio claims 150+ enterprise customers and billions in managed spend by September 2026.
- One global manufacturer cut outsourced procurement 75% within six months, proving rapid ROI.
- North American expansion accelerates under Jared Petras, a former Walmart procurement digital leader.
What critics are saying
- SAP Ariba's 2026 Joule rollout and Coupa's agentic upgrades attack Lio's core workflow.
- Lio depends on trust for autonomous purchasing; one bad procurement error destroys enterprise adoption.
- A weak US expansion after Jared Petras's September 2026 hire stalls growth before Category leaders respond.
What makes Lio unique
- Lio's AI agents execute procurement end-to-end across ERPs, email, and web.
- Its March 2026 Series A from Andreessen Horowitz validates enterprise demand and category ambition.
- Munich Re, Brose, and Novozymes anchor Lio's credibility in complex global procurement.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Remote Work Options
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Options
- Wellness Program
- Mental Health Support
- Conference Attendance Budget
- Professional Development Budget