Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote

YO AI Labs; Wellington; Remote; NZD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking an Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) for a remote, hourly role. You will support data ingestion and customer data workflows, working with experienced engineers to troubleshoot issues, build scripts, and ensure accurate data transfers.

Ideal for junior engineers with a passion for automation and data, you will grow into more complex responsibilities while contributing to tooling, documentation, and customer communications.

Qualifications

• Junior engineers to support data ingestion and customer data workflows.
• Work with experienced engineers to troubleshoot issues and build scripts and automations.
• Ensure customer data is transferred accurately.

Responsibilities

• Support customer data preparation, transfer, and validation.
• Build scripts, integrations, and workflow automations.
• Troubleshoot APIs, data formats, and data-transfer issues.
• Monitor workflows and verify data accuracy.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams.
• Improve documentation, tooling, and reusable workflows.
• Take on more complex engineering responsibilities over time.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Workflows

Basic Programming

APIs

Git

Troubleshooting

Data Validation

Customer Communication

Tools

Command-Line Tools

Linux

Git

Job description

Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE)

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
Work Arrangement: Hourly

We are seeking Junior Engineers to support data ingestion and customer data workflows. You'll work with experienced engineers to troubleshoot issues, build scripts and automations, and ensure customer data is transferred accurately.

Key Responsibilities

• Support customer data preparation, transfer, and validation.
• Build scripts, integrations, and workflow automations.
• Troubleshoot APIs, data formats, and data-transfer issues.
• Monitor workflows and verify data accuracy.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams.
• Improve documentation, tooling, and reusable workflows.
• Take on more complex engineering responsibilities over time.

Required Skills

• Python
• SQL
• Data Workflows
• Basic Programming & Scripting
• APIs
• Git & Command-Line Tools
• Troubleshooting
• Data Validation
• Customer Communication

Nice to Have

• Experience with data pipelines or large datasets.
• Familiarity with cloud storage and data transfers.
• Linux experience.
• Knowledge of JSON, CSV, or Parquet.
• Experience with AI coding tools.
• Startup or customer-facing technical experience.