Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote

YO AI Labs; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a junior Associate Forward Deployed Engineer to join our remote team. As aFDE you will assist senior engineers with data ingestion and customer data workflows, building scripts and automation to ensure accurate data transfers.

You will troubleshoot APIs, data formats, and transfers while monitoring workflows and communicating with customers and internal teams. This role offers hands-on growth and exposure to AI tooling in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python and SQL for data workflows.
• Experience building data ingestion scripts and pipelines.
• Familiarity with APIs and common data formats.
• Ability to troubleshoot data-transfer issues and data quality problems.
• Strong 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

Git & Command-Line Tools

Troubleshooting

Data Validation

Customer Communication

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.