Jobs · Engineering · Massachusetts

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

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