Forward Deployed Engineer, Meroxa
Government Projects
$120-175k
More information about location
Real-time data streaming platform
Job no longer available
Real-time data streaming platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$120-175k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make real-time data the standard for any team regardless of expertise, company size, or available resources.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
- Strong technical background with experience in data engineering, ETL processes, or related fields
- Experience working with Kubernetes
- Proficiency in at least one programming language. While your day-to-day job won’t require programming, it will be useful for you to be able to jump into the code if necessary
- Experience deploying and supporting enterprise software in highly-regulated/high-security environments
- Preference for simple solutions and designs over complex ones
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously, adapt to new technologies, and handle customer challenges effectively
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and gain trust at all organizational levels
- Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance (To be eligible for a clearance, US Citizenship is required, and an employee must agree to participate in a background screen and credit check)
- Experience in a DoD (Department of Defense) environment (preferred)
What the job involves
- Your role as a Forward Deployed Engineer will be instrumental in assisting our governmental partners in effectively utilizing the Meroxa platform to address their unique challenges. Serving as an on-site expert, you will collaborate closely with our customers, enabling them to harness the power of real-time data and innovate in this next era
- Customer Collaboration: Collaborate directly with government agencies to understand their data needs and challenges, building strong, trust-based relationships
- Solution Implementation: Utilize the Meroxa platform to design and deploy data solutions that meet the specific requirements and objectives of our government partners
- Technical Expertise: Serve as a technical expert on-site, providing guidance and support to ensure the successful adoption and utilization of the Meroxa platform
- Problem-Solving: Identify and address technical challenges and roadblocks, working closely with cross-functional teams to find effective solutions
- Training and Education: Educate government partners on best practices and use cases for real-time data, helping them maximize the value of the Meroxa platform
- Advocacy and Feedback: Act as an advocate for Meroxa’s customers in internal discussions about product features and improvements
- Projects You May Work On:
- Custom connector development for Conduit (our Open Source data integration tool)
- Stream Processing app development (Flink)
- Deploying and configuring the Meroxa Data Platform for government customers
Our take
Founded in 2020, Meroxa is a data orchestration platform that allows customers to build production-ready data pipelines in minutes, not months. By reducing complexity and enabling self-service capabilities, it frees teams up to spend less time on mundane tasks and more time focusing on impactful projects.
As organizations look to accelerate digital business transformation initiatives, they often need to bring on highly skilled data engineers who can handle the regular shifting of massive amounts of data. Meroxa instead makes it possible for the average IT administrator or developer to take charge of data flows between applications.
Essentially, this approach makes it possible for anyone to be a data engineer, bringing a more economical approach to digital transformation. Though not alone in the space, Meroxa offers a different model to many of its peers by sitting as part of an enterprise's core data infrastructure - which should help it to stand out and secure good business.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2021
$15m
SERIES A
Aug 2020
$4.1m
SEED
Total funding: $19.1m
Company benefits
- Paid parental leave - 16 weeks leave as the primary caregiver and up to 6 weeks leave as a secondary caregiver, at 100% paid salary
- We supply whatever hardware and software you need to do your job from home
- Work from home opportunities
- Health, dental & vision insurance
- Unlimited vacation
Company HQ
The Castro, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ali Hamidi
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously worked for 5 years at Heroku, first as Senior Software Engineer for 4 years and then as Lead Software Engineer for 1 year.
DeVaris Brown
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Chief Executive Officer at Floodgate Academy for 5 years and Director of Product Management at Heroku for 2 years.
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