Associate Forward Deployed Engineer

Job Title: Associate Forward Deployed Engineer: Job Type: Full-time

Location: Remote

The Role We’re hiring Associate Forward Deployed Engineers to support data ingestion and customer data operations. You’ll work alongside FDEs to execute scoped technical workflows: preparing and transferring data, monitoring ingestion jobs, validating results, communicating status, and escalating issues. This is a junior, hourly role for engineers who are technical, reliable, and comfortable operating with clear processes and guidance.

What You’ll Do

• Size, prepare, and transfer customer datasets.

• Execute and monitor data ingestion workflows.

• Validate transfer results and identify discrepancies.

• Communicate status, blockers, and follow-ups with customers and internal teams.

• Maintain clear handoffs and operational documentation.

• Identify gaps or unexpected behavior and escalate when needed.

• Handle sensitive customer data with care.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong ownership and attention to detail.

• Technical aptitude and ability to learn new tools quickly.

• Familiarity with Python, SQL, APIs, or data workflows.

• Clear, concise written communication.

• Ability to follow runbooks and recognize when something falls outside them.

• Good judgment around customer data and production systems.

• Reliability and availability for scoped, hourly work.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with large datasets or data pipelines.

• Familiarity with cloud storage and data transfer workflows.

• Experience with command-line tools, Git, or Linux environments.

• Exposure to ETL, data ingestion, validation, or QA workflows.

• Experience debugging technical issues using logs and monitoring tools.

• Familiarity with common data formats such as JSON, CSV, or Parquet.

• Experience in a startup, technical operations, implementation, or customer-facing engineering environment.

Originally posted on Himalayas