Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote

YO AI Labs; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking an Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) to support data ingestion and customer data workflows. You will work with experienced engineers to troubleshoot issues, build scripts, and ensure data is transferred accurately.

As a junior engineer, you will grow into more complex responsibilities, improve tooling and documentation, and communicate effectively with customers and internal teams. This is a remote, hourly role designed for hands-on learners.

Qualifications

• Experience with data ingestion and customer data workflows is required.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for scripting data processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot APIs and data-transfer issues.
• Familiarity with data formats like JSON/CSV/Parquet.
• Excellent communication with customers and internal teams.

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 & Scripting

APIs

Customer Communication

Troubleshooting

Data Validation

Data Pipelines

Tools

Git

Command-Line Tools

Linux

JSON

CSV

Parquet

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.