deployed engineer
Turbopuffer · Remote
MeritLog read this listing from Turbopuffer's Ashby job board and last checked it on September 13, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- Remote
- Salary
- Not listed by source
- Location
- US / Canada
Hiring context
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What the role asks for
What you'd do
- build concrete demos and POCs instead of slides
- jump on calls to answer the hard questions and unblock deals
- own the technical relationship end-to-end. drive evaluations, guide implementations
- treat customer problems as your own and don't rest until they're solved
- live in customer slack channels, helping to solve problems and architect solutions
- say no when we're not the right fit and always have a growth mindset
- work closely with engineering to drive product roadmap for customers
- update documentation whenever you see an issue or something isn’t clear
- commercial - you sell painkillers, not vitamins
- data background - you love looking at explain plans and optimizing schemas
- linux - you're comfortable in terminals and reading logs
- python or javascript/typescript - for building solutions and demos
- typist - you can write well and can explain complex ideas simply
- human - you build trust and know when you're in over your head
What they're asking for
- vector search or full-text search backgroundSkillPreferred
- k8s and cloud platform experienceSkillPreferred
- performance benchmarking experienceSkillPreferred
- overstep > understepSkillPreferred
- complexity is earnedSkillPreferred
- showing up as part of our customer’s teamSkillPreferred
- making stuff easy to react toSkillPreferred
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
turbopuffer is looking for someone to be a technical champion for our customers - demos, POCs, firefighting, whatever it takes to make them successful. what you'll do: - build concrete demos and POCs instead of slides - jump on calls to answer the hard questions and unblock deals - own the technical relationship end-to-end. drive evaluations, guide implementations - treat customer problems as your own and don't rest until they're solved - live in customer slack channels, helping to solve problems and architect solutions - say no when we're not the right fit and always have a growth mindset - work closely with engineering to drive product roadmap for customers - update documentation whenever you see an issue or something isn’t clear must have: - commercial - you sell painkillers, not vitamins - data background - you love looking at explain plans and optimizing schemas - linux - you're comfortable in terminals and reading logs - python or javascript/typescript - for building solutions and demos - typist - you can write well and can explain complex ideas simply - human - you build trust and know when you're in over your head nice to have: - vector search or full-text search background - k8s and cloud platform experience - performance benchmarking experience tpuf is hardcore & whimsical. we value: - overstep > understep - show > tell - complexity is earned - showing up as part of our customer’s team - making stuff easy to react to
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