Forward-Deployed Real-Time Data Solutions Engineer

SingleStore-LinkedIn; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SingleStore in the United States seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to operate at the intersection of solution architecture and customer delivery, translating business goals into real-time data solutions. You will guide customers from concept through production, ensuring deployments meet objectives and scale efficiently.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering, delivering hands-on execution and strategic guidance to drive successful

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, solution engineering, or technical consulting (pre-sales and/or post-sales).
• Strong foundation in databases, distributed systems, or software engineering.
• Proven experience delivering production‑grade solutions in customer‑facing environments.
• Experience integrating complex systems across data pipelines, applications, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with customers to understand their architecture, use cases, and business goals, and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Design and implement end-to-end solutions integrating SingleStore into existing application and data ecosystems.
• Lead whiteboard sessions to shape ideas, define architecture, and convert concepts into technical specifications and execution plans.
• Own delivery of high-impact initiatives from concept through production, ensuring successful outcomes.
• Provide hands‑on support, including troubleshooting, optimization, and applying pragmatic solutions or fixes when needed.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering teams to align customer needs with product capabilities and roadmap.
• Help customers prioritize and operationalize their data initiatives, balancing ambition with practical delivery.
• Feed insights from customer engagements back into Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and improvements.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical consulting

Customer facing

Distributed systems

Job description

SingleStore in the United States seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to operate at the intersection of solution architecture and customer delivery, translating business goals into real-time data solutions. You will guide customers from concept through production, ensuring deployments meet objectives and scale efficiently.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering, delivering hands-on execution and strategic guidance to drive successful