Viaduct
Manufacturing
Forward-DeployedEngineer–DataEngineeringExpert
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“Forward-Deployed Engineer – Data Engineering Expert at Viaduct. Skills: Data Engineering, Python/Scala/Java/C++, SQL, Spark, Agentic AI Tools. Operate as the data engineering expert on the Internal Efficiencies team. Contribute to defining data engineering deliverables from inception to completion”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver transformative business results from their data, fast; Deliver against user / customer deliverables; Ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outputs; Deliver against deliverables with quality and speed
Industry & Context.
Understand the complexities of distributed systems and how to triage and solve issues that arise with them; Comfortable exploring and answering questions with data and SQL; Translate user/customer needs into actionable analytics solutions
0-20% travel (with significant occasional international travel component)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience owning a project from design to implementation, 3+ years working as a full-time data engineer, Proficiency in Python/Scala/Java/C++ and SQL, Comfortable exploring and answering questions with data and SQL, Experience leveraging agentic AI tools to deliver code (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), Spark or equivalent technologies, workflow schedulers (Airflow, Prefect, Argo, etc), distributed file-systems (HDFS, S3, etc), tools in the open-source data ecosystem (Apache, CNCF, etc), incremental or real-time processing (Delta Lake, Apache Hudi, Kafka Stream, Spark Streaming, etc), Familiarity with automating data engineering tasks and processes using command-line or GUI tools (e.g., Linux OS, Gumloop, Airbyte, ADF, etc), Business English fluency and aptitude for working in an international working environment across geographies and time zones, Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a related field (e.g., Computer Science)
Nice to Have
Experience as a tech lead or mentor, 3+ years of experience with Spark or equivalent technologies, 2+ years of experience with a workflow scheduler (Airflow, Prefect, Argo, etc), 2+ years of experience with distributed file-systems (HDFS, S3, etc), Track record of success in an environment with direct user/customer interaction or on projects with a user/customer-feedback component, Track record of success in a fast-changing environment where projects and tasks change rapidly, Personal enthusiasm and track record of success in leveraging agentic AI tools to deliver code AND solutions (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), Advanced / graduate degree (or equivalent) in a related field (e.g., Computer Science)
What You'll Do.
Operate as the data engineering expert on the Internal Efficiencies team
Contribute to defining data engineering deliverables from inception to completion
Leverage agentic AI tools on a daily basis to deliver code and improve productivity
Develop and maintain relationships with team members and subject-matter experts
Work with customer success and solution/product team members to scope user/customer needs
Translate user/customer needs into actionable analytics solutions
Deliver against deliverables with quality and speed
Contribute new features to solutions and products
Automate manual processes
Own other engineering tasks
Stay updated with the latest trends and related technologies
Apply new trends to improve software
Follow policy and procedure documents related to security and privacy
Follow guidelines in the Employee Handbook
Follow the OWASP Top 10 guidelines when implementing and reviewing code
Participate in new hire and annual training for security and privacy
Treat data security and privacy as a primary job responsibility
Report Security Incidents
Get approval from the Security Team before adding new 3rd party software
Explicitly consider security implications when doing PR reviews
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating closely with other engineers, data scientists, solution / product experts, and customer success leaders; Develop and maintain relationships with all Internal Efficiencies team members as well as engineering subject-matter experts across Viaduct; Work with customer success and solution / product team members to scope user/customer needs; PR reviews
Communication Scope
Business English fluency
Process & Methodology
Experience owning a project from design to implementation
Full Job Description
About Us At Viaduct, we use patented AI to discover hidden patterns in complex time series data – so manufacturers and operators of connected equipment can deliver transformative business results from their data, fast. On our platform we deliver solutions across the equipment lifecycle, from manufacturing productivity, manufacturing quality, service operations and fleet management. Who You Are You are a thoughtful engineer. You are energized by working on projects with direct user impact. You thrive on context-switching and working on a variety of different projects. You understand the complexities of distributed systems and how to triage and solve issues that arise with them. Scalability is top of mind when designing any system or writing code. You believe building a better ETL system requires close collaboration with the machine learning and data science teams. You are actively leveraging agentic AI tools to increase your productivity. What We Are Looking For We are looking for a well-rounded data engineer who ideally has the following skills and expertise. Key Responsibilities Operate as the data engineering expert on the Internal Efficiencies team, collaborating closely with other engineers, data scientists, solution / product experts, and customer success leaders to deliver against user / customer deliverables Contribute to defining data engineering deliverables from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outputs Leverage agentic AI tools on a daily basis to deliver code and improve your productivity Develop and maintain strong relationships with all Internal Efficiencies team members as well as engineering subject-matter experts across Viaduct Work with customer success and solution / product team members to scope user/customer needs and translate them into actionable analytics solutions Deliver against deliverables with quality and speed, contributing new features to solutions and products, refactoring code, improving tests, automa
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