Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Motion Recruitment · Boston, MA · 2 wk ago
HybridEngineering$150k–$170k/yrFull-time
About the role
This role sits at the intersection of data engineering, customer solutions, and analytics, helping deploy and extend a cloud-native brain data platform used to accelerate clinical research and precision medicine.
Responsibilities
- Work with modern data technologies including SQL, Python, APIs, Snowflake, and BI platforms to build integrations, analytical solutions, and customer-facing tools that unlock insights from one of the world's largest EEG datasets.
- Partner directly with external engineering teams, researchers, and healthcare organizations to design integrations, build proof-of-concepts, and shape how customers leverage the platform.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience developing data platform or data engineering solutions
- 3+ years in a customer-facing engineering or technical consulting role
- Strong SQL skills with experience designing analytical and operational data models
- Proficiency in Python, Julia, R, or another data-focused programming language
- Experience designing and supporting REST, GraphQL, or similar APIs
- Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and modern data integration patterns
- Experience working with analytics platforms such as Snowflake, Looker, Superset, or similar tools
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience gathering requirements, designing solutions, and delivering customer-facing technical implementations
- Experience working with healthcare, life sciences, or clinical research data
- Experience building proof-of-concepts and production-ready customer solutions
- Familiarity with cloud-native data platforms and distributed systems
- Experience developing dashboards and analytical workflows
- Experience improving API design, documentation, and developer experience
- Background working in startup or high-growth technology environments
Qualifications
- 35% Customer Solutions & Technical Integrations
- 30% Data Engineering & Analytics Development
- 20% API Development & Platform Enablement
- 15% Cross-Functional Collaboration & Technical Consulting
- 60% Hands On Engineering
- 25% Customer & Partner Collaboration
- 15% Internal Team Collaboration & Technical Strategy
Skills
- Experience developing data platform or data engineering solutions
- Experience in a customer-facing engineering or technical consulting role
- Strong SQL skills with experience designing analytical and operational data models
- Proficiency in Python, Julia, R, or another data-focused programming language
- Experience designing and supporting REST, GraphQL, or similar APIs
- Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and modern data integration patterns
- Experience working with analytics platforms such as Snowflake, Looker, Superset, or similar tools
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience gathering requirements, designing solutions, and delivering customer-facing technical implementations
- Experience working with healthcare, life sciences, or clinical research data
- Experience building proof-of-concepts and production-ready customer solutions
- Familiarity with cloud-native data platforms and distributed systems
- Experience developing dashboards and analytical workflows
- Experience improving API design, documentation, and developer experience
- Background working in startup or high-growth technology environments
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Equity Compensation
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Flexible Hybrid/Remote Work Environment
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and neurotechnology products with real-world healthcare impact