Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Build and scale the Forward Deployed Engineering organization to ensure the world's best AI companies succeed on Nebius's full-stack AI cloud platform.
Role type
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Ecosystem & Org Building)
Builds
Nebius full-stack AI cloud platform (GPU clusters, inference runtimes, agent environments, data pipelines)
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure + AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Engineering leadership, solutions architecture, customer/field engineering, hiring and scaling teams, technical judgment, ecosystem partnership management, product strategy, executive presence
Preferred skills
Building FDE/Customer Engineering orgs from zero to one, scaling across regions, public technical leadership, founder/VP Engineering experience, production AI workload architecture
Technologies
GPU orchestration, inference optimization, cloud infrastructure, AI platforms, data pipelines
Responsibilities
Build and hire a world-class Forward Deployed Engineering organization; Define talent bar, team structure, and career paths; Establish scalable operating models for partner engagement and technical scoping; Engage with founders and CTOs as a senior technical advisor; Convert partner engagements into reusable platform assets and roadmap priorities.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
