Spaulding Ridge PE-backed
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL On-site $116K–$223K Senior (6+ yrs) Added Jul 4
About the role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be responsible for scoping, designing, implementing, and testing modern data, analytics, and application solutions for our clients. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, Snowflake architecture, data engineering, BI/reporting, and client advisory.
Working closely with our client partners, you'll develop relationships with key business and technical stakeholders while building tangible business value through scalable data platforms, intuitive reporting experiences, and data-driven applications. You will help clients move away from manual reporting, fragmented data sources, and disconnected systems toward trusted, governed, and actionable analytics.
We hire individuals that are passionate about solving problems and bringing innovative ideas to our clients and our team. As a growing firm, you will be given the opportunity to engage clients from the proposal phase through architecture, delivery, enablement, and support, while helping build and mentor a team of experts within our Data Solutions practice.
Ideal candidates will possess the following:
Ability to collaborate with client stakeholders and internal team members to design and implement technology that aligns with client business objectives. Ability to lead end-to-end solution architecture across source systems, integration layers, Snowflake, transformation logic, semantic/reporting layers, APIs, and user-facing applications. Ability to build mock Proofs of Concept for Snowflake-backed reporting, analytics applications, data products, and integrations across cloud-based and on-premise business systems.
Qualifications: Minimum 7+ years of professional consulting or relevant industry experience, which may include software engineering, data engineering, analytics engineering, solution architecture, enterprise data platform implementations, business transformation, and client-facing delivery.
Industry
Cloud & Data Advisory / IT Implementation Consulting
Top skills for this role
- Snowflake architecture and data platform implementation
- 2. Full-stack development (React/Next.js/Python/.NET)
- 3. Client advisory from discovery through delivery
Languages
PythonJavaScript/TypeScriptSQL
Frameworks & tools
SnowflakedbtFivetranBoomiMuleSoftWorkatoMatillionAirflowPower BITableauLookerSigmaOmniReactNext.jsNode.jsFastAPIFlask.NETJava
AI / ML skills
AI-assisted developmentLLM-enabled analyticsRAG patternsautomated report narratives (good-to-have)
Customer skills
Client advisory, discovery workshops, scoping sessions, executive/oral presentations, sales cycle support, POC delivery
Domain knowledge
ERP, CRM, finance, operations, supply chain, healthcare, private equity, enterprise reporting
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