Forward Deployed Engineer

Highlights

• Deploy inside massive enterprise data estates to drive measurable savings.
• Help define Granica's Forward Deployed Engineering function from scratch.
• Turn technical evaluations into executive-ready cost and performance wins.

What they offer

• Meaningful equity
• Performance bonus for top performers
• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Unlimited PTO
• Daily catered meals in Mountain View office
• Support for research, publication, and conference participation

Ideal candidate

Hands-on problem-solver who thrives in customer environments and owns ambiguous challenges end-to-end. You love translating deep analysis into clear business value and shaping a new field function.

Requirements

• 5+ years in Forward Deployed Engineering, Data Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Sales Engineering, or similarly hands-on technical role
• Strong hands-on Apache Spark experience, including production workloads, debugging, performance tuning, and distributed execution behavior
• Strong understanding of distributed data systems and modern cloud data infrastructure
• Experience with lakehouse technologies such as Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, Parquet, Hive, or comparable systems
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, or another relevant programming language
• Experience diagnosing performance or reliability problems using data and experimentation
• Ability to reason about infrastructure economics, including storage, compute, and performance tradeoffs
• Strong customer communication skills and ability to explain technical recommendations clearly
• High ownership and comfort operating without an established playbook
• Ability to work from Mountain View office five days per week and travel to customer locations when needed