Forward Deployment Engineer
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, designing and implementing real-time data solutions using SingleStore.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 11 hours ago
What you'll build
- Partner directly with customers to understand their architecture and business goals
- Design and implement end-to-end solutions integrating SingleStore
- Lead whiteboard sessions to shape ideas and define architecture
- Own delivery of high-impact initiatives from concept through production
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering teams
Must have
- 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, solution engineering, or technical consulting
- Strong foundation in databases, distributed systems, or software engineering
- Proven experience delivering production-grade solutions in customer-facing environments
- Experience integrating complex systems across data pipelines, applications, and infrastructure
- Strong communication and organizational skills
Nice to have
- Experience working with enterprise customers, particularly in financial services or high-tech environments
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Forward Deployment Engineer at SingleStore, the individual will engage directly with customers to design and implement scalable real-time data solutions, ensuring successful execution from concept to production. This position requires a strong technical background in databases and distributed systems, along with extensive experience in solution architecture or technical consulting. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in customer-facing environments, particularly within financial services or high-tech sectors, and possess excellent communication skills to navigate both technical and non-technical discussions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 29, 2026. Last confirmed on SingleStore's careers page October 31, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at SingleStore: United States.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$128,600).
- Starts above 18% of 1279 comparable senior other roles in United States we track (median $144,000 across 188 companies).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- SingleStore lists $120,000–$200,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Forward Deployment Engineer role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SingleStore targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Forward Deployment Engineer role at SingleStore.
From the original posting
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. This role requires a delivery mindset, strong technical depth, and the ability to lead both strategic conversations and hands-on execution.
Role and Responsibilities
- 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.
Your Experience
- 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, solution engineering, or technical consulting (pre-sales and/or post-sales).
- Strong foundation in databases, distributed systems, or software engineering.
- Proven experience delivering production-grade solutions in customer-facing environments.
- Experience integrating complex systems across data pipelines, applications, and infrastructure.
- Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans and drive execution.
- Experience working with enterprise customers, particularly in financial services or high-tech environments, is highly preferred.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to guide both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to balance technical innovation with pragmatic delivery and realistic scoping.
- Alignment with product capabilities and roadmap, ensuring solutions are both impactful and feasible.
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. SingleStore is venture-backed and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Sunnyvale, Raleigh, Seattle, Boston, London, Lisbon, Bangalore, Dublin and Kyiv.
SingleStore’s base salary range for this role, if based in States: $120,000- $200,000 USD per year
Req ID: SLS00304
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