Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Core
Lead and grow a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who design data pipelines, measurement strategies, and instructions to turn customer goals into training signals for AI models.
Role type
Senior IC Engineering Manager (Forward Deployed)
Builds
Data pipelines, measurement frameworks, and instruction sets for customer-specific AI training programs
Domain
AI/ML, Reinforcement Learning, Frontier Data, Customer Data Programs
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
People leadership, technical scoping, pipeline design, instruction writing, quality evaluation, team deployment strategy, onboarding program design, tooling development
Preferred skills
RLHF experience, reinforcement-learning environments, LLM-as-judge systems, scaling team processes
Technologies
LLM-as-judge, data pipelines, quality instrumentation
Responsibilities
Hire, coach, and manage performance of FDEs; define project eligibility and onboarding standards; build templates and playbooks to prevent redundant work; partner with SPL Managers and GMs on staffing and delivery; step in on escalations regarding pipelines or customer relationships.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
