FDE Engineer - Full Stack Software Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) Pelico is hiring its first Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) hands-on builders who thrive at the intersection of data engineering, AI-driven automation, and customer problem-solving. This role sits between data engineering, software engineering, and solution delivery, and requires strong Python/SQL capabilities paired with an AI-native mindset. As an FDE, you'll work directly with Pelico's leadership and with our largest enterprise customers to deliver world-class AI implementations: standing up modern data stacks, building automated workflows, and deploying AI-powered agents that make operations teams dramatically more productive. This is a technical role with massive ownership. You'll write production code, design pipelines, meet customers, support go-to-market motions, and shape Pelico's early product and delivery playbook. Within your first 30 days, you'll meet customers, ship production-grade code, and contribute directly to strategic deployments. What You'll Do Work hand-in-hand with customers to understand their systems (ERPs, MES, PLM, etc.) and translate business logic into scalable data models Own end-to-end deployments, from scoping and ingestion to modeling, pipeline design, and production rollout Build AI-powered data transformations using Python, Pandas, and LLM APIs to clean, integrate, and enrich complex, messy operational datasets Design, optimize, and maintain end-to-end data infrastructure using potentially any hyperscaler, including Microsoft's data platform (Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Kubernetes), while integrating modern AI/ML tools and LLM APIs. Prototype internal tools and AI agents that accelerate Pelico implementations and unlock new customer workflows Support sales and customer success, joining technical calls, sizing implementations, and identifying expansion opportunities Influence Pelico's product roadmap, helping determine what to automate next, where to templatize, and how we scale implementations from 10 to 1,000 customers, besides building the 0 to 1 versions yourself Who You Are 3+ years of experience as a data engineer, software engineer, ML engineer, or FDE-type role, ideally in a customer-facing or consulting environment Full-stack data competency from ingestion to modeling, warehousing, and productionization Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data infrastructure (Snowflake, Airflow/Mage, DBT, AWS, etc.) Experience working with messy operational and enterprise data (ERP, supply chain, manufacturing, field ops, etc.) Excellent communication and business acumen you can speak fluently with executives, engineers, and operators Thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous, early-stage startup environment; you're scrappy, action-oriented, and self-directed Comfortable experimenting with AI, LLMs, and automation to eliminate manual work and accelerate delivery Bonus Points Experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, or Field Operations Built internal data platforms, migration pipelines, or ETL/ELT frameworks Hands-on experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, or other LLM APIs Prior experience in Forward Deployed Engineering (Palantir-style) or enterprise implementations at scale

Created: 2026-03-05