AI-Powered Data Migration Engineer (Customer‑Facing)

Datafold

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Datafold is seeking a Forward Deployed Data Engineer to own AI-automated data platform migration projects at the intersection of data engineering, AI, and project leadership. You will lead end-to-end migrations, understand client data platforms, and remove blockers to ensure timely delivery.

In this role you will use Datafold’s AI tooling, acting as a bridge between customers and engineering to deliver high-impact migrations.

Qualifications

3–6 years in data consulting, professional services, or a customer-facing data engineering role.
Excellent communication skills for exec check-ins and technical sessions.
Strong grasp of the modern data stack (dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, orchestration).
Extreme ownership: identify, surface, and fix problems and rally the team.
AI power user: use AI daily and improve usage over time.
Exposure to legacy data stack and data migration projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own 1–4 concurrent migration projects end-to-end: scoping, planning, execution, and handoff.
Be the primary customer contact: weekly check-ins, manage expectations, raise risks early.
Configure Datafold’s Migration Agent and oversee migration execution.
Partner with Datafold’s engineering team to execute migrations.
Help refine and scale delivery playbooks as the team grows.