EXL

Forward Deployment Engineer

EXL

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

Amazon RedshiftAWSAzureBigQueryCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPySparkPythonSQL

About the role

  • Deploy EXLdata.ai into client cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Resolve infra, security, and data pipeline issues in real time
  • Customize accelerators and agent workflows for client-specific needs
  • Drive measurable value realization from Day 1
  • Champion product enhancements back to the EXLdata.ai engineering team
  • Deliver white-glove support for clients using our managed platform offering

Requirements

  • 6–12+ years as a Senior Data Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineer, or Platform Engineer.
  • Strong hands-on experience with at least one hyperscaler (AWS or Azure or GCP).
  • Deep expertise in:
  • PySpark, SQL, Python
  • Databricks / Snowflake (one mandatory, both preferred)
  • Cloud data services (Kinesis, Glue, Redshift, Synapse, BigQuery, DataProc, etc.)
  • Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD
  • IAM, VPC, private networking, secrets, API management
  • Demonstrated ability to work directly with client engineering teams.
  • Comfortable running design discussions, debugging sessions, and deployment workshops.
  • Strong communication skills; able to simplify technical topics for business audiences.
  • Ability to operate independently with a consulting mindset and ownership mentality.
  • Exposure to LLMs, agent tooling (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, etc.), or willingness to learn fast.
  • Strong interest in how AI can automate data engineering and governance.
  • “Can-do” attitude; thrives in ambiguity.
  • Fast learner; bias for action.
  • Team player who collaborates across product, engineering, and client teams.
  • Customer-first orientation and passion for delivering measurable outcomes.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PySparkSQLPythonDatabricksSnowflakeKubernetesDockerCI/CDCloud data servicesIAM
Soft Skills
strong communication skillsconsulting mindsetownership mentalityability to simplify technical topicsfast learnerbias for actionteam playercustomer-first orientationability to operate independentlythrive in ambiguity