Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

Alation, Inc.; Florida; Híbrido; USD 190 000 - 230 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Competitive Pay

Company equity

Performance bonus

401(k)

Flexible work hours

Remote work opportunities

Commuter benefits program

Resumo da oferta

Alation, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer to join the Forward Deployed Engineering organization.

You will architect and rapidly prototype AI agent systems, including LLM-based, multi-agent, and agentic workflows that automate complex governance tasks within Alation’s platform. Embed with Fortune 500 stakeholders to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps, build BI and ML pipelines, and mentor field engineers on best practices for agentic AI, data governance,

Qualificações

• 12+ years in software engineering, with significant time in customer-facing technical leadership roles such as FDE, Solutions Architect, or CTO-office equivalents
• Architectural fluency across distributed systems, enterprise data governance, metadata management, and compliance-grade data platforms
• A prototyper’s mindset: you write production-quality code at speed, ship, learn, and iterate, valuing working software over over-engineering
• Executive presence and high EQ, with the ability to earn trust quickly with Fortune 500 CDOs and technical stakeholders alike
• Proven track record delivering large-scale BI and data pipeline solutions, equally comfortable with SQL and cloud warehousing as with predictive modeling
• A track record of shaping delivery methodology, solution patterns, or technical standards beyond your own engagements, with influence that extends across teams and customer organizations
• Genuine enthusiasm for Alation’s mission: you believe trusted data and intelligent governance are foundational to how enterprises win
• Deep, hands-on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks including LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI, as well as vector databases, RAG architectures, and fine-tuning ML models for enterprise use cases

Responsabilidades

• Architect and rapidly prototype AI agent systems, including LLM-based, multi-agent, and agentic workflow designs, that automate complex reasoning tasks and data governance processes within Alation’s platform
• Embed directly with Fortune 500 stakeholders to understand their data ecosystems, governance bottlenecks, and business objectives, then translate those into technical roadmaps grounded in Alation’s Knowledge Layer capabilities
• Build and deploy BI and ML pipelines that convert cataloged data into executive-grade insights, demonstrating measurable ROI tied to Alation deployments
• Partner with Deployment Strategists to connect technical delivery to measurable business outcomes, ensuring every engagement is tied to customer value, not configuration milestones

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• As a Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be at the sharpest edge of Alation’s mission. This is a get-in-the-trenches-and-build role for a seasoned technical leader who can turn ambiguous enterprise problems into production-grade, AI-driven solutions, often in days rather than quarters
• You will serve as a primary technical bridge between Alation’s most strategic enterprise customers and our Product and Engineering teams. Recognized internally and externally as a subject matter expert in agentic AI, data governance, and enterprise architecture, you will shape how the world’s largest organizations adopt autonomous AI, and actively influence how Alation’s platform and delivery methodology evolve to support it
• This is a senior individual contributor role within the Forward Deployed Engineering organization, with visibility and influence across field leadership, Product, and GTM
• Architect and rapidly prototype AI agent systems, including LLM-based, multi-agent, and agentic workflow designs, that automate complex reasoning tasks and data governance processes within Alation’s platform
• Embed directly with Fortune 500 stakeholders to understand their data ecosystems, governance bottlenecks, and business objectives, then translate those into technical roadmaps grounded in Alation’s Knowledge Layer capabilities
• Build and deploy BI and ML pipelines that convert cataloged data into executive-grade insights, demonstrating measurable ROI tied to Alation deployments
• Partner with Deployment Strategists to connect technical delivery to measurable business outcomes, ensuring every engagement is tied to customer value, not configuration milestones
• Define repeatable, scalable solution patterns that the broader FDE and DS teams can leverage, moving Alation from custom builds toward productized, high-margin delivery
• Act as a force multiplier for Product and Engineering by feeding real-world edge cases, customer patterns, and AI use cases back into the core platform roadmap
• Design and build internal tooling, including accelerators, automation frameworks, and reusable components, that increase the velocity and consistency of the Forward Deployed Engineering team
• Conduct competitive analysis in the field, synthesizing observations across customer environments and surfacing actionable intelligence to Product and GTM teams
• Mentor field engineers and customer-side technical teams on best practices for agentic AI, data governance, and Alation platform architecture

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Personal sick days
• Parental leave
• Competitive Pay
• Company equity
• Performance bonus
• 401(k)
• Flexible work hours
• Remote work opportunities
• Commuter benefits program

12+ years in software engineering, with significant time in customer-facing technical leadership roles such as FDE, Solutions Architect, or CTO-office equivalentsArchitectural fluency across distributed systems, enterprise data governance, metadata management, and compliance-grade data platformsA prototyper’s mindset: you write production-quality code at speed, ship, learn, and iterate, valuing working software over over-engineeringExecutive presence and high EQ, with the ability to earn trust quickly with Fortune 500 CDOs and technical stakeholders alikeProven track record delivering large-scale BI and data pipeline solutions, equally comfortable with SQL and cloud warehousing as with predictive modelingA track record of shaping delivery methodology, solution patterns, or technical standards beyond your own engagements, with influence that extends across teams and customer organizationsGenuine enthusiasm for Alation’s mission: you believe trusted data and intelligent governance are foundational to how enterprises winDeep, hands-on experience with LLM orchestration frameworks including LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI, as well as vector databases, RAG architectures, and fine-tuning ML models for enterprise use cases