Real-Time Data Solutions Architect

Uncover; Northern (KY); Hybrid; 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. You will translate business goals into scalable technical strategies and drive real-time data solutions into production across complex data ecosystems.

As an FDE, you will lead architecture sessions, provide hands-on delivery, and collaborate with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering teams to align customer needs with product

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.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical plans and drive execution.
• Experience working with enterprise customers, particularly in financial services or high-tech environments, is highly preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to guide both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical innovation with pragmatic delivery and realistic scoping.

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

Technical consulting

Pre-sales

Post-sales

Distributed systems

Database design

Stakeholder communication

Execution focus

Job description

SingleStore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to operate at the intersection of solution architecture, technical delivery, and customer partnership. You will translate business goals into scalable technical strategies and drive real-time data solutions into production across complex data ecosystems.

As an FDE, you will lead architecture sessions, provide hands-on delivery, and collaborate with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Engineering teams to align customer needs with product