Forward Deployed Engineer

📋 Description

• Own end-to-end technical delivery for a small number of flagship accounts, from architecture design
• Build the connectors, SQL-based views, and integrations that put Materialize into production —
• Plan and run migrations from existing systems, including dual writes and controlled cutover
• Design Materialize architectures for real-time use cases: fraud detection, dynamic pricing
• Write and debug complex SQL and streaming pipelines directly in customer environments, alongside
• Support customers through implementation, production hardening, and critical launches

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including 1+ years in a post-sales, customer-facing role (e.g.
• Strong SQL and a solid understanding of modern data architectures: relational databases, event
• Hands-on experience with streaming or event-driven systems (Kafka, Debezium/CDC, Kinesis, Flink
• Proficiency in at least one of Python, Java, or TypeScript for building integrations and tooling
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments
• You've taken systems from prototype to production in someone else's environment, including the

🎁 Benefits

• Additional variable bonus and equity
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits