As a Principal Field Engineer, you will manage the full technical lifecycle for high-value clients and lead strategic initiatives to drive enterprise adoption of Materialize's platform.
Materialize is the context engine for AI agents and applications. It lets engineering teams use SQL to transform siloed operational data into up-to-the-second, trustworthy views into any element of their business. Use Materialize to deliver fresh context to AI agents, power data-intensive UIs, and create low-latency, event-driven architectures that drive microservices and core business processes. Materialize is trusted by General Mills, Bilt Rewards, and Crane Worldwide Logistics to solve their most pressing operational data challenges while building a live data foundation for their AI transformation.
Our team spans the US (with a NYC headquarters), Canada, and EMEA.
Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
As a Principal Field Engineer, you are one of the most senior customer-facing technical leaders on the Field Engineering team. You own the full technical lifecycle of Materialize’s highest-value accounts, from initial architectural discovery through production deployment, ongoing optimization, and expansion into new use cases. You operate as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, shaping how large enterprises evaluate, adopt, and scale Materialize across multiple teams and use cases.
This role goes beyond traditional pre-sales or post-sales field engineering. You will serve as the named Technical Account Manager (TAM) for customers purchasing TAM services, deploy as a forward-deployed engineer on strategic design partnerships, build AI-powered internal tooling to scale field operations, and create the repeatable playbooks and frameworks that define how Materialize goes to market technically. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to both lead by example and multiply impact across the organization.
Our Field Engineers report to the Vice President of Customer Success.This role is based in our NYC office near Astor Place, with an expectation of at least 3 days per week in person, or fully remote for candidates based on the West Coast.
Location: NYC (hybrid, minimum 3 days/week in HQ) or West Coast (remote)
Base Salary: $200,00 - 220,000 USD/year plus additional variable bonus and equity in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. The base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
The salary range provided in this job description should not be considered a guarantee or commitment. The actual compensation offered may vary based on individual qualifications objectively assessed during the application and interview process, including but not limited to the candidate’s:
Materialize reserves the right to adjust the salary range based on the candidate's specific circumstances and the overall compensation package.
We understand it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people to develop the exceptional product we are building. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity employer.
Materialize builds a live data layer that transforms siloed operational data into real-time insights, empowering businesses and AI applications with trustworthy information. Our platform is designed for companies seeking to overcome data challenges and enhance their decision-making processes, making it a crucial component for modern engineering teams.
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