Spice AI · 2 days ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expSpice AI is a company focused on simplifying the development of data-driven AI applications. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with customers and partners, deploying and optimizing Spice.ai solutions in production environments while collaborating on product improvements.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Data ServicesDatabaseDeveloper PlatformMachine LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Embed with enterprise customers and partners to deploy Spice.ai OSS/Enterprise and Cloud Platform in production
Build, configure, and optimize proof-of-concepts and deployments for performance, scalability, and security
Collaborate with engineering to incorporate customer feedback into core product features
Resolve technical blockers, debug issues, and extend Spice.ai capabilities on-site or remotely
Design end-to-end architectures using Spice.ai for data querying, search, and AI inference
Identify expansion opportunities and drive adoption of new features
Work side-by-side with founders as a leader in customer success engineering
Contribute to Spice.ai OSS improvements based on real-world usage
Own initiatives to refine offerings and deliver superior developer experiences
Qualification
Required
5+ years in engineering roles, with focus on deploying data, search, and AI systems in enterprise environments
Experience designing, implementing, and scaling production database engines, distributed systems, search engines, and data & AI pipelines
Track record of strong design, architectural, engineering, and product decisions in customer-facing contexts
Excellent communication skills
Ability to ramp up quickly and deliver impact
Deep knowledge of databases, data warehousing, data lakes, search, virtualization, and mesh principles
Proficiency with Databricks, Snowflake, Starburst, Dremio, ElasticSearch, or similar
Strong SQL skills in queries, syntax, modeling, and optimizations
Familiarity with data storage like HDFS, Amazon S3, and relational databases
Skills in data integration, including ETL/ELT, ingestion, and transformation
Ability to tune performance and optimize systems
Knowledge of data security, privacy, authentication, authorization, and encryption
Problem-solving for complex data challenges
Presentation skills for technical and executive audiences
Ability to explain concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Relationship-building with customers and partners
Willingness to travel 20%+ based on customer needs
Preferred
Contributions to open-source projects preferred
Experience with Apache infrastructure, CNCF stack, or cloud-native development
Company
Spice AI
Spice AI removes the complexity of building massive data infrastructure to help developers create the next generation of AI-driven apps.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$14.55MKey Investors
Madrona
2022-09-07Seed· $13.5M
2021-10-14Pre Seed· $1.05M
Leadership Team
Luke Kim
Founder and CEO
Phillip LeBlanc
Co-Founder and CTO
Recent News
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2025-08-14
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