Forward Deployed Engineer I

. Run technical scoping and evaluation with customer teams, confirming Sayari fits the workflow before delivery starts .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSBigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformPandasPythonSparkSQL

Key responsibilities & impact

Run technical scoping and evaluation with customer teams, confirming Sayari fits the workflow before delivery starts
Deploy risk screening, graph analytics and investigation workflows, and data integrations (APIs and feeds)
Write production Python and SQL
Execute bulk data cuts and formatted data products (Parquet, CSV)
Set up and support API endpoints
Onboard customer pipelines, including environment setup, data validation, and integration testing
Monitor usage and pipeline status
Build dashboards for customer and internal-team visibility
Resolve issues before they become churn risk
Follow and improve delivery playbooks and SOPs
Document work so another engineer can pick it up without a handoff call
Bring recurring customer needs and field findings back to core engineering
Contribute to Sayari’s agentic platform

What you’ll need

3 to 5 years in a client-facing technical role (forward deployed engineering, sales engineering, technical delivery, or technical consulting)
Production Python, including the data manipulation ecosystem (Pandas)
Deep SQL: writing and optimizing complex queries
Hands-on experience integrating, testing, and supporting REST APIs
Large-scale data processing with Spark, BigQuery, or Snowflake, and pipeline orchestration with Airflow or similar
Working knowledge of AWS or GCP
AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor, Claude, or similar) as a daily part of how you work
Strong written and verbal communication; ability to explain technical work clearly to engineers, analysts, and senior stakeholders
Problem solving in ambiguity, and fast uptake of new technologies and tools
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field

Comp & perks