Forward Deployed Engineer

Vantage, a leading FinOps platform, is seeking a highly technical and customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineer to ensure successful adoption and long-term value for its most strategic customers. This post-sales role focuses on implementation, architecture, and problem-solving within cloud cost management.

About Vantage

Vantage is the FinOps platform trusted by thousands of organizations, including industry leaders like Block, FanDuel, and Vercel, to manage and optimize infrastructure costs across hyperscalers, cloud providers, and foundational models. With backing from prominent investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Scale Venture Partners, Vantage is building a cloud cost transparency platform to empower developers and enterprises to analyze, report, collaborate on, and optimize their cloud spend.

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will embed directly with customers during onboarding and expansion phases. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, designing cloud cost allocation models, integrating complex data providers, and resolving technical challenges. This role offers a direct line to Product and Engineering, with your customer insights shaping product development. It's ideal for individuals who enjoy close customer interaction, possess deep cloud infrastructure knowledge, and want to influence both customer outcomes and product direction.

What You Will Do

• Partner with customers to understand their cloud environments and cost-management goals, serving as a trusted technical advisor to engineering, FinOps, and finance stakeholders.
• Design and implement scalable cost allocation and tagging strategies across complex environments, including multi-cloud and Kubernetes.
• Support technical onboarding for complex accounts, collaborating with Customer Success on advanced use cases.
• Debug and resolve data ingestion, tagging, and reporting issues in conjunction with Support and Engineering.
• Build custom solutions, queries, and workflows using Vantage’s APIs, exports, and integrations.
• Surface recurring customer pain points and edge cases to Product and Engineering, contributing to internal tooling, documentation, and repeatable implementation patterns.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years in a technical, customer-facing role (e.g., Solutions Architect, Forward Deployed Engineer, Technical Consultant, Sales Engineer).
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern data stacks.
• Experience working with cost data, billing exports, usage metrics, or large datasets.
• Proficiency in writing SQL and/or Python for analysis, troubleshooting, or automation.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• High ownership mindset and comfort operating in ambiguity.
• A kind and collaborative approach.

Bonus Points

• Experience building and deploying to cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) or provisioning services via Terraform.
• Experience with FinOps, cloud billing, or cost allocation models.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Snowflake, Datadog, or similar tools that integrate with Vantage.

Pay & Benefits

• Estimated annual US compensation range: $145,000 - $180,000, plus a competitive equity package.
• This range may encompass multiple career levels and will be finalized during the interview process based on candidate experience, qualifications, and location.
• Additional benefits may include: 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and education stipends.
• Vantage currently only employs within the United States.