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Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE)

$40–$60/hr

RemoteRemote Work Arrangement: Hourly, with expected weekly hours agreed upfrontFull-timetechnology
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About this role

Role Overview

Help scale customer data ingestion and workflow operations while building hands-on engineering experience alongside Forward Deployed Engineers. This remote, full-time role combines data preparation, technical troubleshooting, scripting, automation, and customer communication, with increasing technical ownership over time.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support customers from initial data preparation through transfer and validation.
  • Build and improve scripts, integrations, and automations that make data ingestion faster and more reliable.
  • Investigate issues involving APIs, data formats, and transfer workflows, with support from core engineers.
  • Monitor active workflows, identify gaps, and confirm customer data is complete and accurate.
  • Communicate progress and resolve blockers with customers and internal teams.
  • Convert recurring issues into improved tooling, documentation, and reusable workflows.
  • Take on progressively more complex technical responsibilities as experience grows.

Qualifications

  • Foundational programming ability, including writing and debugging basic Python scripts or scripts in a similar language.
  • Familiarity with APIs, command line tools, and Git.
  • A methodical troubleshooting approach and willingness to seek support when needed.
  • Strong ownership, reliability, attention to detail, and clear written communication.
  • Ability to follow runbooks, identify their limitations, and recommend improvements.
  • Sound judgment when working with sensitive data and production systems.
  • Curiosity, initiative, and interest in taking on greater engineering responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SQL, data pipelines, large datasets, cloud storage, or data transfer workflows.
  • Experience in Linux environments and with JSON, CSV, or Parquet formats.
  • Experience using AI coding tools for building and debugging, with careful review of generated output.
  • Experience in a startup or customer-facing technical role.

Work Terms

  • Remote, full-time hourly engagement.
  • Expected weekly hours will be agreed upon in advance.

Compensation

  • $40 to $60 per hour.

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