Forward-Deployed Data Engineer for AI Migrations

Datafold; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Datafold is hiring a Forward Deployed Data Engineer to own end-to-end AI-automated migration projects, interfacing with customers, and guiding delivery. You’ll leverage AI tooling to plan, execute, and unblock migrations, working closely with our engineering team to scale playbooks and product delivery.

This high-ownership, client-facing role requires 3–6 years in data consulting or related fields, strong communication, and deep knowledge of modern data platforms like dbt, Snowflake, and

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in data consulting, professional services, or a customer-facing data engineering role.
• Excellent communication skills — comfortable in exec check-ins and technical sessions.
• Strong grasp of the modern data stack including dbt, Snowflake, and Databricks.
• Extreme ownership mentality: identify, surface and fix problems, rally the team.
• Proactive in leveraging AI daily to improve delivery and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own 1–4 concurrent migration projects end-to-end: scoping, planning, execution, and handoff.
• Be the primary customer contact: run weekly check-ins, manage stakeholder expectations, escalate as needed.
• Configure Datafold’s Migration Agent and oversee the migration execution.
• Partner with Datafold’s engineering team to execute migrations.
• Help refine and scale our product and delivery playbook as the team grows.

Skills

Communication

Ownership

AI power user

Data engineering

Executive presentation

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Databricks

Airflow

Job description

Datafold is hiring a Forward Deployed Data Engineer to own end-to-end AI-automated migration projects, interfacing with customers, and guiding delivery. You’ll leverage AI tooling to plan, execute, and unblock migrations, working closely with our engineering team to scale playbooks and product delivery.

This high-ownership, client-facing role requires 3–6 years in data consulting or related fields, strong communication, and deep knowledge of modern data platforms like dbt, Snowflake, and