Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx

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This Forward Deployed Engineer role centers on embedded customer delivery — discovery, prototyping, integration, and production rollout.

About Pure Storage

Data platform companies win by making complex systems usable in production — field roles prove ROI on live customer data. The role is anchored in Santa Clara, California, so expect on-site customer work in that region.

Stand out for Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx

• Lead your application with one paragraph tying Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Pure Storage hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
• Prepare a 5-minute “week one on site” plan: who you would meet, what you would inspect in their stack, and what artifact you would deliver by day five.
• Show you can go from discovery notes → working integration → production checklist without needing a large internal team.
• This role is tied to Santa Clara, California — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).

Stand out at Pure Storage

• Demonstrate data architecture with a concrete example — Pure Storage will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
• Demonstrate migration experience with a concrete example — Pure Storage will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
• Bring a migration or optimization story with before/after metrics, not just architecture diagrams.
• Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on purestorage.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.