Forward Deployed Data Engineer
Core
Lead AI-powered data platform migration projects from scoping through customer handoff, serving as the primary customer contact and coordinating execution with engineering teams.
Role type
Senior IC data engineer (customer delivery & migration)
Builds
Data platform migrations for enterprise customers
Domain
Data engineering, AI tooling, customer delivery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Data platform migration, modern data stack (dbt, Snowflake, Databricks), orchestration tools, stored procedures, streaming, incremental processing, AI tooling proficiency, legacy data stack experience
Preferred skills
Data consulting background, previous migration project experience
Technologies
dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, orchestration tools
Responsibilities
Own 1–4 concurrent data platform migration projects from scoping to handoff; Serve as primary customer contact leading check-ins and managing expectations; Configure and oversee AI-powered migration tooling; Partner with engineering teams to execute migrations and remove blockers; Take ownership of project delivery timelines; Contribute to scaling product capabilities and migration playbooks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with project leadership