Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Hybrid, USA)

Unit8 SA•Charlotte, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Unit8 is expanding into the US market and is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer. This role involves working directly with customers, owning delivery strategy and implementation. As a core member of agile project teams, the engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust data solutions and infrastructure, working on cutting-edge data and AI topics to solve real-world business problems for clients.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in software/data engineering or data science.
Deep expertise in at least one key domain (Data Engineering, Data Science, Cloud Engineering, or GenAI).
Proven experience in pre-sales, proposal design, or technical advisory where you influenced executive decision-making.
For relevant tracks, past experience building solutions with LLMs and a deep understanding of the overall GenAI landscape (Evaluation, Training, Problem Decomposition).
An engineering mindset focused on delivering working solutions, prioritizing solving real business problems over theoretical perfection or academic benchmarks.
Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives.
Ability to collaborate efficiently with both technical engineers and non-technical business stakeholders.
A sense of ownership over the company’s technical reputation and eagerness to train those coming up behind you.
Experience with programming/scripting, such as Python and/or SQL.
Strong foundation in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related engineering fields.
Willingness to travel (min. 10%) to client sites to drive implementation success and build relationships.
Strong client-facing skills: comfortable interacting with both business and technical clients, giving presentations, and possessing a strong problem-solving mindset.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Palantir Foundry

Responsibilities

Developing, deploying, and troubleshooting complex data pipelines and processing systems using a variety of open-source and closed-source technologies, with a strong focus on Foundry.
Driving optimization, testing, and tooling to ensure exceptional data quality.
Collaborating with other software engineers, ML experts, and stakeholders in a cross-functional agile environment.
Working in multi-functional agile teams to continuously experiment, iterate and deliver on new product objectives.