Director, Technical Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

Responsibilities: Define strategic direction for the FDE team and scale delivery with account/industry partners Establish technical expectations, standards, and expand FDE assets and tools Promote production discipline, secure and test-driven development; set auditing and observability standards Provide hands-on leadership and mentorship to engineers; elevate team performance Lead collaborative sessions with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams to design AI systems with tangible outcomes Drive delivery in short cycles with direct client feedback; manage risks and enable scalable production-ready outcomes Promote modern development accelerators to boost delivery speed and quality Maintain integrity and professionalism in the work environment

Key requirements: 10+ years of field experience shipping end-to-end secure software systems, focused on data, ML, and AI-native apps Bachelor's degree in science or engineering Deep hands-on knowledge of modern AI technologies; experience leading AI system design and implementation 5+ years in hands-on leadership with a track record of mentoring high-performing tech teams Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills; ability to engage with executives and engineers Portfolio, GitHub, or documented system design and delivery experience Willingness to travel domestically and globally Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship now or in the future exceptional communication across diverse audiences leadership and mentorship stakeholder management AI technologies and methodologies context engineering and evaluation discipline model strategy fluency