Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote

YO AI Labs; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 918,000 - 1,377,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking an Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) to support data ingestion and customer data workflows. You’ll collaborate with experienced engineers to troubleshoot issues, build scripts, and ensure accurate data transfers.

This remote, hourly role focuses on developing integrations, validating data, and improving tooling and documentation while growing into more complex engineering responsibilities.

Strong Python and SQL skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in Python and SQL.
• Experience with data ingestion and data workflows.
• Ability to troubleshoot APIs and data-transfer issues.
• Excellent communication with customers.

Responsibilities

• Support customer data preparation, transfer, and validation.
• Build scripts, integrations, and workflow automations.
• Troubleshoot APIs, data formats, and data-transfer issues.
• Monitor workflows and verify data accuracy.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams.
• Improve documentation, tooling, and reusable workflows.
• Take on more complex engineering responsibilities over time.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Workflows

Basic Programming & Scripting

APIs

Git

Command-Line Tools

Troubleshooting

Data Validation

Customer Communication

Tools

Git

JSON

Parquet

Linux

Job description

Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE)

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
Work Arrangement: Hourly

We are seeking Junior Engineers to support data ingestion and customer data workflows. You'll work with experienced engineers to troubleshoot issues, build scripts and automations, and ensure customer data is transferred accurately.

Key Responsibilities

• Support customer data preparation, transfer, and validation.
• Build scripts, integrations, and workflow automations.
• Troubleshoot APIs, data formats, and data-transfer issues.
• Monitor workflows and verify data accuracy.
• Communicate with customers and internal teams.
• Improve documentation, tooling, and reusable workflows.
• Take on more complex engineering responsibilities over time.

Required Skills

• Python
• SQL
• Data Workflows
• Basic Programming & Scripting
• APIs
• Git & Command-Line Tools
• Troubleshooting
• Data Validation
• Customer Communication

Nice to Have

• Experience with data pipelines or large datasets.
• Familiarity with cloud storage and data transfers.
• Linux experience.
• Knowledge of JSON, CSV, or Parquet.
• Experience with AI coding tools.
• Startup or customer-facing technical experience.