Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote

The role is an Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) at a company that focuses on data ingestion and customer data workflows. The company is looking for Junior Engineers to support these processes. The position is full-time, remote, and hourly. The main day-to-day responsibilities include supporting customer data preparation, transfer, and validation. This involves building scripts, integrations, and workflow automations, as well as troubleshooting APIs, data formats, and data-transfer issues. The role also requires monitoring workflows, verifying data accuracy, and communicating with customers and internal teams. Additionally, the engineer will improve documentation, tooling, and reusable workflows, and take on more complex engineering responsibilities over time. The must-have requirements include proficiency in Python, SQL, data workflows, basic programming and scripting, APIs, Git and command-line tools, troubleshooting, data validation, and customer communication. The nice-to-have skills include experience with data pipelines or large datasets, familiarity with cloud storage and data transfers, Linux experience, knowledge of JSON, CSV, or Parquet, experience with AI coding tools, and startup or customer-facing technical experience. What the role asks for: - Proficiency in Python - Proficiency in SQL - Experience with data workflows - Basic programming and scripting - Experience with APIs - Proficiency in Git and command-line tools - Troubleshooting skills - Data validation skills - Customer communication skills - Experience with data pipelines or large datasets (nice to have) - Familiarity with cloud storage and data transfers (nice to have) - Linux experience (nice to have) - Knowledge of JSON, CSV, or Parquet (nice to have) - Experience with AI coding tools (nice to have) - Startup or customer-facing technical experience (nice to have)