Forward Deployed Engineer

Datavations; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Performance bonuses

Benefits package

Job summary

Datavations, a New York-based data and AI software company serving the $2.3 trillion building materials industry, is hiring. Our platform uses machine learning and AI to turn massive datasets into actionable business insights that help manufacturers optimize pricing, inventory, and product assortment.

Join a team that values customer obsession, proactive ownership, bias for action, and collaboration. You will work across data science, engineering, and sales to deliver scalable data products and

Qualifications

• Analytics or financial reporting skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and provide technical support to maintain excellence and drive new product development
• Support end-to-end implementations to ensure data quality, adoption and customizations needed for customer satisfaction
• Quarterback account teams and engineering resources to drive success for our customers
• Execute on customer needs leveraging technical skillsets in a timely manner
• Attain a holistic understanding of the entire technology from data aggregation to product delivery
• Develop and scale the technology from ‘data pipelining’ to ‘innovation’, to ensure accuracy of our data, as measured against client feedback
• Develop new product lines such as local pricing, ecommerce intelligence, and supply chain analysis to drive ROI for clients
• Leverage Data Visualization and UI/UX knowledge to increase customer adoption and ease of use
• Collaborate with our data science, engineering, and sales teams
• Adopt a self-starter mentality, and inspire customers to drive value out of our data products
• Commit to rigorous documentation of coding efforts and train incoming employees and contribute to platform engineering efforts

Skills

Analytics

Excel

Python

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Retool

Jira

Prophet

ARIMA

dbt

Snowflake

BigQuery

ClickHouse

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

BigQuery

ClickHouse

Tableau

Power BI

Retool

Jira

Job description

About Datavations

Datavations is a leading New York-based data and AI software specializing in the $2.3 trillion dollar building materials industry. Our platform, powered by advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, provides manufacturers with a data-driven approach to better service customers and grow their relationships with key accounts. By simplifying massive datasets into actionable business insight, we help businesses make data-driven decisions to optimize pricing, inventory, and product assortment.

Our values

• Customer Obsession : We are integrated in the industry with a customer-first obsession.
• Proactive Ownership : We have agency for our actions and embody an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Bias for Action : We maintain momentum with a can-do attitude; we value progress over perfection.
• Eager to Grow : We stay curious and hungry to learn, viewing every failure with humility as an opportunity to grow.
• Foster Collaboration : We work across boundaries with quiet competence, welcoming diverse perspectives and offering help unselfishly.

Responsibilities & skills

• Manage client relationships and provide technical support to maintain excellence and drive new product development
• Support end-to-end implementations to ensure data quality, adoption and customizations needed for customer satisfaction
• Quarterback account teams and engineering resources to drive success for our customers
• Execute on customer needs leveraging technical skillsets in a timely manner
• Attain a holistic understanding of the entire technology from data aggregation to product delivery
• Develop and scale the technology from ‘data pipelining’ to ‘innovation’, to ensure accuracy of our data, as measured against client feedback
• Develop new product lines such as local pricing, ecommerce intelligence, and supply chain analysis to drive ROI for clients
• Leverage Data Visualization and UI/UX knowledge to increase customer adoption and ease of use
• Collaborate with our data science, engineering, and sales teams
• Adopt a self-starter mentality, and inspire customers to drive value out of our data products
• Commit to rigorous documentation of coding efforts and train incoming employees and contribute to platform engineering efforts

Technical skills

• Analytics and/or financial reporting knowledge

• Deep knowledge in Excel and Power Point, storytelling with data

• Outstanding expertise and hands on experience in SQL or Python

• Project management tools (e.g. Jira)

• Data visualization (e.g. Tableau, Excel, Power BI, Retool)

• Understanding of time-series statistical methods for outlier detection (Prophet, ARIMA, Tukeys Fences)

• Preferred but not required

  • Proven experience building, deploying, and maintaining dimensional data models using dbt
  • familiarity with data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Google BigQuery, ClickHouse)

Experience

• Building end-to-end data products
• Driving actionable insights from alternative data sources
• Retail/e-commerce, market research, startup, or analytical experience
• Working with retail or consumer data
• Scaling BI infrastructure to 10Tb+ data ingestion
• Hacker mentality

Preferred Location: NY, Atlanta,Chicago, Dallas, Cincinnati, Minneapolis

Why Join Datavations

• Impact at Scale : Influence a $2.3 trillion industry by shaping how data science accelerates ROI for major manufacturers.
• Autonomy & Growth : Enjoy the freedom to experiment with new technologies and see your ideas realized in production.
• Collaborative Culture : Work alongside a supportive team that values positivity, proactive ownership, and continuous learning.
• Professional Development : Work with Terraform, OpenTelemetry, GenAI coding tools, and modern

Compensation

The average range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000 depending on experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities. This range reflects our current national expectations for qualified candidates. Exceptional candidates based in our NYC office may be considered for a higher range. Total compensation may also include equity, performance bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.

We’re committed to paying competitively and equitably, and we regularly review our compensation structures to ensure they align with the market and support our values