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Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) at micro1
A junior engineering position on the forward deployed team that helps customers get their data onto the platform. The person prepares and transfers data, fixes issues with APIs and file formats, writes scripts and automations, and updates customers on progress. Support from core engineers is built in, and the posting describes a path toward a full forward deployed engineer role over time.
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What you would do
- Help customers prepare, transfer, and validate their data on the platform
- Build scripts, integrations, and automations that make data ingestion more reliable
- Investigate technical issues across APIs, data formats, and transfer workflows
- Monitor active workflows and keep customers informed about progress and blockers
What the listing asks for
- Foundational programming skills, including writing and debugging basic scripts in Python or similar
- Familiarity with APIs, command-line tools, and Git
- Methodical troubleshooting, reliability, and attention to detail
- Clear written communication and sound judgment around sensitive data and production systems
- Preferred: SQL, data pipelines, Linux, or JSON, CSV, and Parquet formats
Suits people who are early in their engineering careers, enjoy troubleshooting customer data problems, and want to grow into more technical ownership.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Job Title: Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE)
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
Work Arrangement: Hourly, with expected weekly hours agreed upfront
The Role
We’re hiring junior engineers to help scale data ingestion and customer data workflows.
You’ll work alongside core FDEs to prepare and transfer data, troubleshoot issues, build scripts and automations, and keep customers informed. You’ll start with clearly scoped responsibilities and receive guidance as you take on more technical ownership.
The initial work will combine hands-on engineering with operational execution, with the opportunity to grow into a full FDE role over time.
What You’ll Do
- Help customers bring their data into the platform, from initial preparation through successful transfer and validation.
- Build and improve scripts, integrations, and automations that make data ingestion faster and more reliable.
- Investigate and resolve technical issues across APIs, data formats, and transfer workflows, with support from core FDEs.
- Monitor active workflows, identify gaps, and verify that customer data arrives complete and accurate.
- Work directly with customers and internal teams to communicate progress and move past blockers.
- Turn recurring issues into better tooling, documentation, and reusable workflows.
- Take on increasingly complex technical work as your experience and ownership grow.
What We’re Looking For
- Foundational programming skills, including the ability to write and debug basic scripts in Python or a similar language.
- Familiarity with APIs and comfort using command-line tools and Git.
- A methodical approach to troubleshooting and willingness to ask for help when needed.
- Strong ownership, reliability, and attention to detail.
- Clear written communication with customers and internal teams.
- Ability to follow runbooks, recognize their limitations, and suggest improvements.
- Sound judgment around sensitive data and production systems.
- Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to take on increasing engineering responsibility.
Nice to Have
- Experience with SQL, data pipelines, or large datasets.
- Familiarity with cloud storage and data-transfer workflows.
- Experience working in Linux environments.
- Familiarity with formats such as JSON, CSV, or Parquet.
- Experience using AI coding tools to build and debug, with careful review of their output.
- Experience in a startup or customer-facing technical role.
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Pay and terms
The listing does not state a salary for this full-time role.
This is an employee role on micro1's own team. The payment terms on our expert pages (USD twice a month through Deel) describe micro1's contractor experts, and the listing does not say they apply here, so rely on the offer you receive. Read our micro1 review for what workers say about the company.
Before you apply
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People also ask
Is a forward deployed engineer in demand?
This page cannot measure market demand for the profession. What it can say is that micro1 listed an Associate Forward Deployed Engineer role on its public job list when we read it on October 23, 2026, hiring junior engineers to scale data ingestion. Listings open and close without notice, so check micro1's site.
How much do forward-deployed engineers get paid?
This site does not publish market salary data for the profession and gives no general figure. micro1's listing for this associate role states no pay range and names no perks. It describes full-time work on an hourly arrangement with expected weekly hours agreed upfront, so the offer you receive would govern the actual terms.
What is a forward deployed engineer?
At micro1, an associate forward deployed engineer works alongside core FDEs to help customers bring data onto the platform: preparing and transferring data, resolving issues with APIs and file formats, building scripts and automations, and keeping customers updated. The listing describes room to grow into a full FDE role. Other employers may define the title differently.
How much does the Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) role at micro1 pay?
The listing does not state a salary for this full-time role. Ask during the hiring process, and read the offer before you accept.
Is the Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) role remote?
Yes. The listing describes it as remote work. On where you can be based, it says: remote. Read the eligibility line on the listing before you apply.
How do I apply for the Associate Forward Deployed Engineer (aFDE) role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there, then follow the process the listing describes. This is an employee role on micro1's own team. The AI interview, certification and project matching in our how to become an AI trainer guide are the route for expert contractors and may not be how micro1 hires for this role.
Is this listing still open?
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