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Forward Deployed Data Engineer

Spear AI Groton, CT 🇺🇸 Remote

Groton, CT

1mo ago Closed

Full time Apache Airflow Automation AWS

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jun 29, 2026).

Job Description

Benefits and culture

Based in Groton, CT with remote options, this role involves on-site collaboration with customers and requires a U.S. Secret clearance. Spear AI offers a benefits rich, growth oriented environment that values practical impact, direct leadership involvement, and a collaborative, autonomous culture.

Unlimited paid time off to recharge and maintain work life balance
Dedicated sick time to support health and wellbeing
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Eleven paid holidays
Professional development opportunities and certification reimbursement
Collaborative environment with direct access to leadership in a flat structure
Mission driven projects with real world impact
Growth opportunities during a period of expansion
401(k) plan with company match
Onsite, remote, or hybrid work arrangements depending on the role
Relocation assistance where applicable
Referral bonuses and performance bonuses
Life insurance and disability coverage
Home office setup stipend
Professional certification reimbursement, position dependent

Responsibilities

Build real-time data pipelines using MQTT and Redpanda for stream processing
Develop offline data pipelines with Dagster for batch workflows
Parse and process binary message formats from diverse data sources
Construct data warehouses leveraging Postgres, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, and S3
Design data models optimized for high performance queries
Validate and normalize incoming data sources
Improve local development and CI/CD with modern tooling and GitHub Actions

Requirements

Current or active U.S. Secret clearance
Expertise in time-series data processing and analysis (windowing, resampling, interpolation)
Proficiency in Python and Rust for data engineering workflows
Experience with binary message parsing
Familiarity with row-based and columnar data formats
Experience with OLTP and OLAP databases
Knowledge of distributed systems, streaming architectures, and batch processing patterns
Hands-on experience with batch orchestrators such as Dagster or Airflow
Hands-on experience with streaming platforms such as Redpanda or Kafka
Hands-on experience with binary message formats such as Protobuf

Technology stack

MQTT
Redpanda
Dagster
Apache Iceberg
Parquet
Postgres
S3
Python
Rust
Protobuf
Airflow
GitHub Actions
Kafka

Nice to have

Experience with IoT devices and sensors
Digital signal processing experience
Geospatial analysis and GIS experience
Familiar with working in monorepos

Why work with us

We ship quickly on meaningful projects rather than long, inconsequential cycles
Our work has tangible impact, including deployments related to subsystems and integrations with associated hardware
Responsible, values driven growth during an expansion phase
Remote friendly with real time collaboration on Slack and asynchronous work via GitHub
Profitability and investor backing support sustainable success
Autonomy to focus on quality work without excessive gatekeeping
Light hearted culture while building safety focused products

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