Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Founding leader for Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team embedding with strategic enterprise customers to ship production AI applications.
Role type
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Builds
Production AI applications for enterprise clients and repeatable deployment playbooks
Domain
Enterprise AI / Applied AI / SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Software engineering, solutions architecture, people management (2+ years), building organizations from 0-1, enterprise customer engagement, technical leadership, OKR definition
Preferred skills
Player-coach mindset, cross-functional partnership, travel readiness
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Hire and develop high-performing FDE team; oversee customer engagements and resource allocation; review technical architectures and code; build repeatable playbooks and integration templates; partner with Sales/Product to translate field insights into product improvements; travel to customer sites 25-50%.
Seniority
Senior, founding leader (0-1)
