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Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$200,000🗓 2026-09-25

Core

Lead forward-deployed engineering engagements involving data integration, configuration, and pilot deployments to prove ROI for customers.

Role type

Senior Engineering Manager (Player-Coach)

Builds

Custom data integration solutions, pilot deployments, and internal tooling for scaling customer onboarding.

Domain

SaaS / Data Engineering / Customer Success

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | client delivery

Required skills

Python, SQL, Machine Learning fundamentals, LLM experience, Customer-facing product engineering, Hiring and mentoring, Technical strategy, Product sense, GTM partnership

Preferred skills

Experience building playbooks and internal tooling, Founder/operator experience, Leading hyper-growth startups

Technologies

Python, SQL, Salesforce, LLMs

Responsibilities

Lead 1-2 strategic deployments personally, Hire and mentor the FDE team, Translate customer pain points into product improvements, Define deployment playbooks and tooling, Shape customer selection and pilot scoping

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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