Technical Support Engineer

Summary

Intercom is an AI Customer Agent company on a mission to help businesses provide perfect customer experiences. The Technical Support Engineer will be responsible for assisting customers in integrating Fin into their products, diagnosing issues, and ensuring a seamless experience with the product.

Responsibilities

• Communicating efficiently and effectively with our customers - we use our own product to do most of our support, but outbound phone calls are part of our offering too
• Owning customer communications and issues from initial contact until resolution
• Becoming an encyclopedia of knowledge about how Fin works and what it is capable of
• Being the one responsible, along with the Support team, to ensure that all customers have a great experience with the product - a crucial part of the role is ensuring we make the product as easy to use, reliable, bug-free, and fast as possible
• Working directly with product teams to identify current issues and, synthesizing the diverse feedback you hear from our customers, offer informed opinions on potential solutions
• Debugging complex issues with an understanding of both our own codebase and the many technologies employed by our customers
• Utilizing inherited and learned technical knowledge to build tools that will help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the team and its processes
• Influencing the direction of the Fin product through daily communication with our customers and consistent collaboration with our product teams

Skills

• 1-2 years of technical support experience
• Understanding of Web dev basics (HTML, Javascript, CSS), Git, Ruby, Rails, APIs
• Understanding of REST API, SDKs & Webhooks
• Solid understanding of tech fundamentals + modern day tools (Slack, Chrome, Coda, Asana, etc.)
• Strong customer focus (excels at + enjoys helping customers)
• Strong communication skills (ability to question, clarify, empathize, use appropriate tone + language, personable)
• Strong problem solving skills (ability to think critically and learn on-the-fly)
• Ability to troubleshoot and utilize resources to answer questions on baseline topics
• Ability to take on + action feedback
• Excitement for a support environment that is constantly experimenting with workflows and automation to drive efficiency
• Demonstrated success working with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or other metrics/quotas
• Completion of technical coding bootcamps, programs, courses, etc
• Previous experience working in a troubleshooting environment
• Understanding code syntax or use of specifically supported frameworks
• Experience configuring our supported iOS/Android Plugins (mobile SDKs)
• Familiarity with native mobile development

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1-2 years of technical support experience
• Understanding of Web dev basics (HTML, Javascript, CSS), Git, Ruby, Rails, APIs
• Understanding of REST API, SDKs & Webhooks
• Solid understanding of tech fundamentals + modern day tools (Slack, Chrome, Coda, Asana, etc.)
• Strong customer focus (excels at + enjoys helping customers)
• Strong communication skills (ability to question, clarify, empathize, use appropriate tone + language, personable)
• Strong problem solving skills (ability to think critically and learn on-the-fly)
• Ability to troubleshoot and utilize resources to answer questions on baseline topics
• Ability to take on + action feedback
• Excitement for a support environment that is constantly experimenting with workflows and automation to drive efficiency
• Demonstrated success working with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or other metrics/quotas

Nice to Haves

• Completion of technical coding bootcamps, programs, courses, etc
• Previous experience working in a troubleshooting environment
• Understanding code syntax or use of specifically supported frameworks
• Experience configuring our supported iOS/Android Plugins (mobile SDKs)
• Familiarity with native mobile development

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Regular compensation reviews - great work is rewarded!
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• 401k plan & match
• In-office bicycle storage
• Fun events for employees, friends, and family!
• All regular employees may also be eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Fin has a hybrid working policy. We believe that working in person helps us stay connected, collaborate easier and create a great culture while still providing flexibility to work from home. We expect employees to be in the office at least three days per week.