# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Granica](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/granica)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $160k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Spark, SQL, Python, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Platforms, Lakehouse, Data Engineering, Performance Tuning, Proofs Of Concept
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Leads hands-on technical discovery, proofs of value, deployments, and troubleshooting for enterprise data and AI infrastructure customers. The role requires 5+ years of customer-facing technical experience, strong Apache Spark expertise, and knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and lakehouse technologies.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead technical discovery with enterprise data, infrastructure, and AI teams.
- Understand customer architecture, workloads, constraints, and business priorities.
- Design and execute proofs of value with clear success criteria.
- Deploy and configure Granica in complex customer environments.
- Analyze data-platform performance, reliability, and infrastructure costs.
- Troubleshoot issues across data, compute, permissions, networking, and integrations.
- Partner with Account Executives throughout complex enterprise sales cycles.
- Present technical findings and business value to engineering and executive stakeholders.
- Translate customer feedback into product and engineering priorities.
- Build repeatable technical playbooks and evaluation frameworks.

## Requirements
- 5+ years in Forward Deployed Engineering, Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Data Engineering, or a similar technical customer-facing role.
- Deep hands-on expertise with Apache Spark, including debugging, performance tuning, cluster behavior, and production workloads.
- Strong knowledge of modern data platforms, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with lakehouse technologies such as Iceberg, Delta Lake, or comparable systems.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language.
- Experience leading enterprise technical evaluations, proofs of concept, or deployments.
- Strong troubleshooting and customer communication skills.
- High ownership and comfort operating in a fast-moving startup.
- Ability to travel to customer locations when required.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and performance bonus for top performers.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Comprehensive health coverage.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Daily catered meals in the Mountain View office.
- Support for research, publication, and conference participation.

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