Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Core
Lead strategic customer deployments involving data integration, configuration, and pilot management to prove ROI and drive product iteration.
Role type
Senior IC Engineering Manager (Forward Deployed)
Builds
Customer onboarding pipelines, data integration tools, and deployment playbooks
Domain
SaaS / Data Engineering / Customer Success
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, SQL, Machine Learning fundamentals, LLM experience, Customer-facing product engineering, Strategic deployment leadership, Team hiring and mentoring, Product sense, GTM partnership
Preferred skills
Founder-operator experience, Built internal tooling or onboarding systems, Prior experience at hyper-growth startup or top tech company
Technologies
Python, SQL, Salesforce, LLMs
Responsibilities
Lead 1-2 strategic customer deployments personally, Hire and mentor the FDE team, Translate customer pain points into product improvements, Define deployment playbooks and tooling to scale operations, Partner with GTM on pilot scoping and handoffs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
