Forward Deployed Engineer
DatavationsAbout the role
About Datavations
Datavations is a leading New York-based data and AI software specializing in the $2.3 trillion dollar building materials industry. Our platform, powered by advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, provides manufacturers with a data-driven approach to better service customers and grow their relationships with key accounts. By simplifying massive datasets into actionable business insight, we help businesses make data-driven decisions to optimize pricing, inventory, and product assortment.
Our values
Customer Obsession: We are integrated in the industry with a customer-first obsession.
Proactive Ownership: We have agency for our actions and embody an entrepreneurial mindset.
Bias for Action: We maintain momentum with a can-do attitude; we value progress over perfection.
Eager to Grow: We stay curious and hungry to learn, viewing every failure with humility as an opportunity to grow.
Foster Collaboration: We work across boundaries with quiet competence, welcoming diverse perspectives and offering help unselfishly.
Responsibilities & skills
Manage client relationships and provide technical support to maintain excellence and drive new product development
Support end-to-end implementations to ensure data quality, adoption and customizations needed for customer satisfaction
Quarterback account teams and engineering resources to drive success for our customers
Execute on customer needs leveraging technical skillsets in a timely manner
Attain a holistic understanding of the entire technology from data aggregation to product delivery
Develop and scale the technology from ‘data pipelining’ to ‘innovation’, to ensure accuracy of our data, as measured against client feedback
Develop new product lines such as local pricing, ecommerce intelligence, and supply chain analysis to drive ROI for clients
Leverage Data Visualization and UI/UX knowledge to increase customer adoption and ease of use
Collaborate with our data science, engineering, and sales teams
Adopt a self-starter mentality, and inspire customers to drive value out of our data products
Commit to rigorous documentation of coding efforts and train incoming employees and contribute to platform engineering efforts
Technical skills
Analytics and/or financial reporting knowledge
Deep knowledge in Excel and Power Point, storytelling with data
Outstanding expertise and hands on experience in SQL or Python
Project management tools (e.g. Jira)
Data visualization (e.g. Tableau, Excel, Power BI, Retool)
Understanding of time-series statistical methods for outlier detection (Prophet, ARIMA, Tukeys Fences)
Preferred but not required
Proven experience building, deploying, and maintaining dimensional data models using dbt
familiarity with data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Google BigQuery, ClickHouse)
Experience
Building end-to-end data products
Driving actionable insights from alternative data sources
Retail/e-commerce, market research, startup, or analytical experience
Working with retail or consumer data
Scaling BI infrastructure to 10Tb+ data ingestion
Hacker mentality
Preferred Location: NY
Why Join Datavations
Impact at Scale: Influence a $2.3 trillion industry by shaping how data science accelerates ROI for major manufacturers.
Autonomy & Growth: Enjoy the freedom to experiment with new technologies and see your ideas realized in production.
Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a supportive team that values positivity, proactive ownership, and continuous learning.
Professional Development: Work with Terraform, OpenTelemetry, GenAI coding tools, and modern
Compensation
The average range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000 depending on experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities. This range reflects our current national expectations for qualified candidates. Exceptional candidates based in our NYC office may be considered for a higher range. Total compensation may also include equity, performance bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.
We’re committed to paying competitively and equitably, and we regularly review our compensation structures to ensure they align with the market and support our values
Responsibilities
- Manage client relationships and provide technical support to maintain excellence and drive new product development
- Support end-to-end implementations to ensure data quality, adoption and customizations needed for customer satisfaction
- Quarterback account teams and engineering resources to drive success for our customers
- Execute on customer needs leveraging technical skillsets in a timely manner
- Attain a holistic understanding of the entire technology from data aggregation to product delivery
- Develop and scale the technology from ‘data pipelining’ to ‘innovation’, to ensure accuracy of our data, as measured against client feedback
- Develop new product lines such as local pricing, ecommerce intelligence, and supply chain analysis to drive ROI for clients
- Leverage Data Visualization and UI/UX knowledge to increase customer adoption and ease of use
Qualifications
- Analytics and/or financial reporting knowledge
- Deep knowledge in Excel and Power Point, storytelling with data
- Outstanding expertise and hands on experience in SQL or Python
- Project management tools (e.g. Jira)
- Data visualization (e.g. Tableau, Excel, Power BI, Retool)
- Understanding of time-series statistical methods for outlier detection (Prophet, ARIMA, Tukeys Fences)
- Proven experience building, deploying, and maintaining dimensional data models using dbt
- Familiarity with data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Google BigQuery, ClickHouse)
Benefits
- Total compensation may also include equity, performance bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package
- Professional Development: Work with Terraform, OpenTelemetry, GenAI coding tools, and modern technologies
Skills mentioned
About Datavations
Insights-Driven Analytics for Smarter Retail Decisions within the Home Improvement industry. Datavations delivers market intelligence built exclusively for the home improvement and building materials industry. Our proprietary data and insights-driven analytics help manufacturers respond faster to retail shifts, uncover growth opportunities, and make smarter decisions at scale. We partner with business intelligence, sales, supply chain, pricing, inventory, distribution, and marketing teams to provide timely visibility into competitive activity across major retailers like Home Depot, Lowe's, and Menards with plans to expand into additional industry retailers in the near future. Whether it is tracking assortment changes, identifying pricing trends, or spotting inventory risks, Datavations equips you with the actionable insights needed to grow market share and revenue — before your competitors do. Our platform includes a suite of purpose-built tools: * Assortment Optimizer: Identify assortment gaps and opportunities across key retail accounts * Inventory Optimizer: Uncover inventory risks and opportunities to improve in-stock performance and on-shelf availability. * Pricing Optimizer: Monitor pricing and promotional trends to inform smarter pricing strategies. * Market Watch: Stay on top of category-level and competitive shifts with timely, easy-to-digest market insights. At Datavations, we turn complex retail data into clear, prescriptive actions — helping manufacturers build stronger retail partnerships and outperform the competition.