Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
About this role
The Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service role at Snorkel AI is an engineering delivery position based in New York City or San Francisco, designed for experienced professionals who want to shape frontier AI data systems. This position suits technical specialists with a background in machine learning, data engineering, or solutions development who excel at bridging customer needs and technical execution.
Role Overview
This is a high-impact engineering delivery position centered on end-to-end ownership of AI data pipeline lifecycles. Selected candidates will translate ambiguous customer requirements into production-grade data, evaluation, and machine learning-assisted workflows. Working at the intersection of data science, data engineering, AI engineering, and operations, professionals in this job collaborate closely with delivery operations teams and cross-functional stakeholders to build technical foundations for human-in-the-loop data generation and review.
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Salary and Benefits
The base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $320,000 per year, supplemented by an additional variable compensation opportunity. The final total compensation depends on role level, geographic location, skills, qualifications, experience, and interview performance. Most offers include equity and benefits packages.
About the Company
Snorkel AI is a frontier artificial intelligence data lab originating from the Stanford AI Lab in 2019. The company helps teams build data and environments behind high-performing frontier and agentic AI by combining proprietary technology with research-driven AI data development. Snorkel AI partners with leading enterprises and AI labs to create datasets, benchmarks, evaluations, and custom solutions for real-world systems.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official Snorkel AI careers page to submit an application for this position.
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Questions candidates ask
What are the work locations for this role?
This position offers hybrid work options in New York City, New York, or San Francisco, California.
How many years of experience are required?
Applicants must have at least five years of professional experience in data science, data engineering, machine learning engineering, solutions engineering, forward-deployed engineering, or related technical roles.
What core technical skills are needed?
Candidates must have strong practical experience with Python, SQL data tooling, and familiarity with machine learning and large language model-based solutions.
What is the salary range for this position?
The base salary range is $180,000 to $320,000 annually, with additional variable compensation, equity, and benefits depending on the final offer details.
Where did Snorkel AI originate?
Snorkel AI was founded out of the Stanford AI Lab in 2019.