Associate Forward Deployed Engineer
micro1 is hiring an Associate Forward Deployed Engineer to support data ingestion and customer data operations. This junior, hourly role works alongside Forward Deployed Engineers to execute clearly scoped technical workflows, including preparing and transferring customer datasets, monitoring ingestion jobs, validating results, communicating status, maintaining operational documentation, and escalating issues when necessary. The position is suited to technical and reliable engineers who are comfortable following established processes while exercising good judgment around customer data and production systems.
Salary
USD40 - USD60 / hour
Department
Forward Deployed Engineering & Data Operations
Experience
Junior-level engineering role requiring technical aptitude, reliability, attention to detail, and familiarity with Python, SQL, APIs, or data workflows; experience with large datasets, data pipelines, ETL, cloud storage, technical operations, or customer-facing engineering is preferred
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Full-time remote | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Recorded experience: Junior-level engineering role requiring technical aptitude, reliability, attention to detail, and familiarity with Python, SQL, APIs, or data workflows; experience with large datasets, data pipelines, ETL, cloud storage, technical operations, or customer-facing engineering is preferred
- Core expertise
- Forward Deployed Engineering & Data Operations | APIs | Data Workflows | Data Ingestion
- Named tools
- Python | SQL | Git
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-09-16 | Valid through 2026-10-16
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $40-$60/hour
Responsibilities
- Size, prepare, and transfer customer datasets according to established technical workflows.
- Execute and monitor data ingestion workflows.
- Validate data transfer and ingestion results and identify discrepancies.
- Communicate status updates, blockers, and required follow-ups with customers and internal teams.
- Maintain clear operational documentation and reliable handoffs between teams.
- Identify gaps, unexpected system behavior, and situations that fall outside established runbooks.
- Escalate technical issues and operational exceptions when appropriate.
- Handle sensitive customer data carefully and follow established data handling procedures.
- Work alongside Forward Deployed Engineers to execute scoped customer data operations.
- Follow defined processes while applying sound judgment around customer data and production systems.
Skills
Requirements
- Strong ownership, reliability, and attention to detail.
- Technical aptitude and ability to learn new tools and workflows quickly.
- Familiarity with Python, SQL, APIs, or data workflows.
- Clear and concise written communication skills.
- Ability to follow technical runbooks and recognize situations that fall outside documented procedures.
- Good judgment when working with customer data and production systems.
- Reliability and availability for scoped, hourly technical work.
- Experience working with large datasets or data pipelines is preferred.
- Familiarity with cloud storage and data transfer workflows is preferred.
- Experience with command-line tools, Git, or Linux environments is preferred.
- Exposure to ETL, data ingestion, validation, or QA workflows is preferred.
- Experience debugging technical issues using logs and monitoring tools is preferred.
- Familiarity with common data formats such as JSON, CSV, or Parquet is preferred.
- Experience in a startup, technical operations, implementation, or customer-facing engineering environment is preferred.
Benefits
- Fully remote position.
- Compensation of $40–$60 per hour.
- Junior engineering opportunity working alongside Forward Deployed Engineers.
- Hands-on experience with customer datasets, ingestion workflows, data validation, and production operations.
- Exposure to Python, SQL, APIs, cloud storage, ETL, and modern data workflows.
- Opportunity to develop practical experience in technical operations and customer-facing engineering.
- Work with real-world data pipelines and large-scale customer data operations.
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