Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers, embedding with their teams to build production-grade workbooks, data apps, input tables, and automated workflows on live cloud data.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed engineer (analytics implementation)
Builds
Production analytics solutions (workbooks, data apps, workflows) on live warehouse data
Domain
Cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift) + Enterprise Analytics
Required skills
SQL, data modeling, cloud data platforms (Snowflake/Databricks/BigQuery/Redshift), production analytics deployment, technical communication, stakeholder management, solution design, project management
Preferred skills
Tableau/Looker/Power BI, ETL (Fivetran/dbt/Matillion), Python, enterprise data governance, API integration
Technologies
Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Fivetran, dbt, Matillion, Python
Responsibilities
Lead implementations from kickoff to production deployment; Embed with customer teams to uncover business problems and design solutions; Build production-grade workbooks, data apps, and automated workflows; Run live technical sessions and troubleshooting calls; Monitor query performance and data accuracy; Escalate technical blockers and document customer requests; Create reusable implementation guides and solution templates; Mentor newer engineers; Travel up to 25% to customer sites
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
