Forward Deployed Engineer at Spice AI

California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, AI, DataIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ years in engineering roles, with focus on deploying data, search, and AI systems in enterprise environments
  • Experience designing, implementing, and scaling production database engines, distributed systems, search engines, and data & AI pipelines
  • Track record of strong design, architectural, engineering, and product decisions in customer-facing contexts
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to ramp up quickly and deliver impact
  • Contributions to open-source projects preferred
  • Experience with Apache infrastructure, CNCF stack, or cloud-native development
  • Deep knowledge of databases, data warehousing, data lakes, search, virtualization, and mesh principles
  • Proficiency with Databricks, Snowflake, Starburst, Dremio, ElasticSearch, or similar
  • Strong SQL skills in queries, syntax, modeling, and optimizations
  • Familiarity with data storage like HDFS, Amazon S3, and relational databases
  • Skills in data integration, including ETL/ELT, ingestion, and transformation
  • Ability to tune performance and optimize systems
  • Knowledge of data security, privacy, authentication, authorization, and encryption
  • Problem-solving for complex data challenges
  • Presentation skills for technical and executive audiences
  • Ability to explain concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Relationship-building with customers and partners
  • Willingness to travel 20%+ based on customer needs

Responsibilities

  • Embed with enterprise customers and partners to deploy Spice.ai OSS/Enterprise and Cloud Platform in production
  • Build, configure, and optimize proof-of-concepts and deployments for performance, scalability, and security
  • Collaborate with engineering to incorporate customer feedback

Skills

Rust
SQL
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
AI
DevOps
Cloud Platforms
Open Source
Production Deployment
Optimization

Spice AI

Simplifies AI integration for developers

About Spice AI

Spice.ai simplifies the development of applications that use artificial intelligence. It provides tools that help developers easily integrate AI into their projects, making the process as simple as creating a web page. The company targets a wide range of developers, from individual programmers to large teams in tech companies, and aims to make AI technology accessible to everyone. Spice.ai offers both open-source tools that developers can use for free and a proprietary platform called Spice Cloud, which is in private preview and will offer advanced features for a subscription fee. This combination of open-source and paid services sets Spice.ai apart from competitors, as it fosters community involvement while also providing premium support. The goal of Spice.ai is to enhance the quality of life through better technology by making it easier for developers to create intelligent applications.

Seattle, WashingtonHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$14.1MTotal Funding
SEEDCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
11-50Employees

Risks

Increased competition from established AI platforms like TensorFlow and PyTorch.
Challenges in scaling Spice Cloud to meet growing user demands.
Rapid AI advancements may outpace Spice AI's development capabilities.

Differentiation

Founded by ex-Microsoft and GitHub engineers with 20 years of cloud computing experience.
Spice AI combines open-source community engagement with a revenue-generating cloud platform.
Focuses on making AI development as easy as creating a modern web page.

Upsides

Raised $14.6M in new equity to expand and accelerate product development.
Increased demand for AI tools as more companies integrate AI into products.
Growing trend of AI democratization aligns with Spice AI's mission.

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