Forward Deployment Engineer: Real-Time Data Solutions Lead

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

Job summary

SingleStore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to operate at the intersection of solution architecture, technical delivery, and customer partnership. This role blends elements of solutions architect, technical account manager, and solution engineer, with a strong emphasis on execution, helping customers design, implement, and scale real-time data solutions using SingleStore.

You will partner with customers to translate business goals into technical strategies, lead delivery from concept to

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.
• Act as a proactive thought partner, bringing ideas and guiding conversations rather than reacting to requirements.
• 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

Solution engineering

Technical consulting

Pre-sales

Post-sales

Production-grade delivery

Enterprise experience

Clear communication

Job description

SingleStore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to operate at the intersection of solution architecture, technical delivery, and customer partnership. This role blends elements of solutions architect, technical account manager, and solution engineer, with a strong emphasis on execution, helping customers design, implement, and scale real-time data solutions using SingleStore.

You will partner with customers to translate business goals into technical strategies, lead delivery from concept to