Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Leading a team of Forward Deployed Engineers to deliver strategic enterprise AI deployments, ensuring predictable delivery and technical credibility in complex environments.
Role type
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (Enterprise AI Solutions)
Builds
Custom integrations, agent workflows, and scalable deployments for global enterprise brands
Domain
Enterprise AI / Agentic AI / Customer Experience
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Software engineering leadership, enterprise delivery management, systems integration, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, database management, API design, risk management, stakeholder alignment
Preferred skills
AI/LLM system integration, agent orchestration, vector databases, forward-deployed engineering experience
Technologies
TypeScript, NodeJS, OpenAI, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, MCP
Responsibilities
Hire, coach, and grow a team of FDEs; allocate engineers across strategic projects; manage engineering delivery milestones and dependencies; implement delivery visibility and tracking; guide architecture and unblock production issues; build reusable deployment patterns; translate customer needs into product proposals; partner with customer engineering teams
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC leadership
