Forward Deployment Engineer

• SingleStore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to operate at the intersection of solution architecture, technical delivery, and customer partnership
• This role combines elements of a solutions architect, technical account manager, and solution engineer, with a strong emphasis on execution
• As an FDE, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor and sounding board for customers, helping them design, implement, and scale real-time data solutions using SingleStore
• You will work closely with customers to understand their business objectives, translate them into technical strategies, and drive those solutions into production
• Partner directly with customers to understand their architecture, use cases, and business goals, and translate them into scalable technical solutions
• Design and implement end-to-end solutions integrating SingleStore into existing application and data ecosystems
• Lead whiteboard sessions to shape ideas, define architecture, and convert concepts into technical specifications and execution plans
• Act as a proactive thought partner, bringing ideas and guiding conversations rather than reacting to requirements
• Own delivery of high-impact initiatives from concept through production, ensuring successful outcomes
• Provide hands-on support, including troubleshooting, optimization, and applying pragmatic solutions or fixes when needed
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering teams to align customer needs with product capabilities and roadmap
• Help customers prioritize and operationalize their data initiatives, balancing ambition with practical delivery
• Feed insights from customer engagements back into Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and improvements
• SingleStore delivers the cloud-native database with the speed and scale to power the world’s data-intensive applications
• With a distributed SQL database that introduces simplicity to your data architecture by unifying transactions and analytics, SingleStore empowers digital leaders to deliver exceptional, real-time data experiences to their customers

Benefits

• Customize a benefits plan that include health, dental and vision that best fits you and your family
• Flexible time off, sick and parental leave programs, plus company holidays
• As a privately held company, we strive to give meaningful stock grants through our equity program
• Fitness subsidy, Modern Health App Subscription, Team Happy Hours and events
• Home Workstation. We provide the laptop, you design your home office any way you want it with a $500 equipment stipend
• Matching Charitable Donations. Corporate donation matching to charitable organizations with 1-week of paid volunteer time off
• Work remotely if it makes sense for you, your position, your team, and the company
• Commuter benefits
• Monthly cell phone and internet stipend
• 401k
• Food perks
• Fertility & Family Formation reimbursement
• FSA and team events and company offsites- This role requires a delivery mindset, strong technical depth, and the ability to lead both strategic conversations and hands-on execution
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical innovation with pragmatic delivery and realistic scoping
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans and drive execution
• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, solution engineering, or technical consulting (pre-sales and/or post-sales)
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to guide both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working with enterprise customers, particularly in financial services or high-tech environments, is highly preferred
• This is a customer-facing role, and we prefer candidates based in the NYC area or within a commutable distance
• Proven experience delivering production-grade solutions in customer-facing environments
• Experience integrating complex systems across data pipelines, applications, and infrastructure
• Alignment with product capabilities and roadmap, ensuring solutions are both impactful and feasible
• Strong foundation in databases, distributed systems, or software engineering