Forward Deployed Data Engineer at Datafold
Job Description
📋 Description
- Own 1–4 migration projects end-to-end: scoping, planning, execution, handoff
- Be primary customer contact: weekly check-ins, manage expectations, escalate risks
- Configure Datafold's Migration Agent and oversee migration execution
- Partner with Datafold's engineering team to execute migrations
- Help refine and scale our product and delivery playbook as the team grows
🎯 Requirements
- 3–6 years in data consulting, professional services, or customer-facing data engineering
- Excellent communication; comfortable in exec check-ins and design sessions
- Strong data stack: dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, orchestration, stored procedures, streaming
- Extreme ownership; identify, surface, fix problems, and rally the team
- AI power user; using AI daily and improving how you use it
- Exposure to legacy data stack (ETL, stored procedures) a strong plus
🎁 Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- Equal opportunity employer; inclusive and diverse culture
