8h ago

Principal Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

Bellevue

$218k-$265k / year

full-timeleadsoftware

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead and scale a team of senior technical experts who define technical strategy across major customer engagements and deliver lighthouse implementations with strategic customers. You'll build and develop a high-performing FDE organization, influence product direction through aggregated field insights, and serve as both a people leader and executive technical advisor. This role uniquely combines engineering leadership with deep technical fluency in AI and automation, strategic customer engagement, and organizational scaling.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Recruit, hire, and retain top-tier Forward Deployed Engineering talent.
  • Develop Senior and Principal FDEs through coaching and career planning.
  • Set technical direction for the team across major customer engagements.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration to align execution on strategic priorities.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience leading customer-facing technical teams.
  • Deep expertise in LLM systems including prompt engineering and production deployment.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript for production-grade AI applications.
  • Proven track record of leading technical strategy for complex multi-system integrations.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience in enterprise software environments.
  • Experience with multi-agent orchestration.
  • Experience in organizational scaling.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation with equity
  • ๐Ÿฅ Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • ๐Ÿ“š Professional development opportunities

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Hiring Manager Interviewยท 60 min
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