Sr. Engineering Manager - Forward Deployed Engineering (AI Platforms)
Core
Lead a customer-facing engineering team to accelerate adoption of Target's AI Platform (Agent Platform, Context Intelligence, AI Developer Experience) by providing architecture guidance, rapid prototyping, and developer enablement.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (AI Platforms)
Builds
AI-powered solutions, reusable platform capabilities, and developer experience tools for internal engineering teams.
Domain
Retail technology, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Cloud-native platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Software engineering and architecture, AI/ML (GenAI, LLMs, agentic systems), Cloud-native systems, Team leadership, Technical onboarding, Rapid prototyping, Governance patterns
Preferred skills
Developer platforms, SDKs, Enterprise technology environments
Technologies
Agent Platform, Context Intelligence, Cloud-native frameworks, APIs, Distributed systems
Responsibilities
Build and lead a high-performing Forward Deployed Engineering team, Drive platform adoption through technical onboarding and developer enablement, Lead rapid discovery and prototyping of high-value AI solutions, Remain technically engaged in architecture decisions and code reviews, Establish practical governance and reusable engineering patterns for agent development, Partner with Platform Engineering to translate customer needs into reusable capabilities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership
