Head of Deployed Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Spearhead significant deployments for major enterprise clients from initial scoping to production rollout.

• Manage technical delivery across single-tenant and government-cloud settings, handling regulated data and diverse audit methodologies.

• Develop production-level code, which includes agents, integrations, and tools.

• Tackle the most challenging technical issues directly.

• Provide guidance to partners, CIOs, and audit leaders on the integration of AI agents into their operations.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop forward-deployed engineering teams.

• Create deployment playbooks, tools, and metrics to enhance time-to-value.

• Recognize patterns across deployments and collaborate with Product and Engineering to transform customer solutions into reusable platform features.

• Report directly to the CTO/co-founder and collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of leadership experience in forward deployment, deployment, solutions, or customer engineering.

• Recent experience in writing production software; a willingness to remain hands-on is essential.

• Experience in leading or mentoring engineering teams.

• Comfort in engaging with senior enterprise stakeholders, particularly in regulated or complex environments.

• Strong judgment when determining the balance between building for a single customer versus the broader platform.

• Ability to assertively push back on project scope when necessary.

• Enthusiasm for integrating AI agents into high-stakes professional environments.

• Bonus: Experience with a Big 4 firm or a leading consulting firm such as Accenture, McKinsey, BCG, or Bain.

• Bonus: Familiarity with audit, accounting, risk, or compliance.

• Bonus: Experience deploying LLM or agent-based systems in a production environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages with significant ownership opportunities.

• Flexible paid time off (PTO).

• 401k plan.

• Wellness benefits available from your first day.

• Technology and work-from-home reimbursement.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Equity options.

• Performance-based bonuses.