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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Munich

Munich, GermanyFull-time2026-11-09
Hybrid

Core

Lead Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) teams to embed with customers, turning research breakthroughs into production systems and solving high-leverage problems.

Role type

Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

Builds

Production systems with frontier AI models for enterprise customers

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Large Language Models / Enterprise Deployment

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Engineering leadership, technical delivery management, frontend/backend development (JavaScript/Python), rapid prototyping to production, ambiguity management, team scaling, stakeholder partnership

Preferred skills

High-pressure decision making, codifying patterns into tools/playbooks, translating field experience to product roadmap

Technologies

JavaScript, Python

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a team of FDE engineers delivering production systems; Own end-to-end delivery outcomes; Codify successful patterns into tools and playbooks; Raise early indicators of product or delivery issues; Define staffing models for scalable field teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC manager