Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

Location: San Francisco, CA (In-person)

Compensation: $150K – $225K • 0.05% – 0.25% Equity

Visa: Will Sponsor

We are building the definitive platform for understanding and improving how engineering teams work. We believe the current methods for measuring engineering output are fundamentally broken. By leveraging modern AI, we provide teams with an accurate, actionable view of productivity and impact—without the vanity metrics.

As our Forward Deployed Engineering Manager (CSM), you will act as a dedicated partner for our customers' engineering leadership. This is a hybrid role that blends technical account management, high-level engineering strategy, and hands-on troubleshooting. You will be the primary post-sale owner, ensuring that the world’s best engineering teams get maximum value from our platform.

What you’ll do:

• Customer Ownership: Lead the entire post-sale journey, from high-touch onboarding to long-term account management and technical support.
• Act as a "Forward Deployed" Lead: Deeply understand our customers' organizational structures to help them improve engineering outcomes.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnose complex issues across cloud infrastructure (GCP) and our internal systems; reproduce bugs and create actionable reports for the core engineering team.
• Hands-on Fixing: Don't just report bugs—fix them. You’ll submit small PRs for documentation, configuration changes, and simple code fixes.
• Strategic Influence: Partner directly with our founders (CEO and CTO) to translate customer feedback into product roadmap and strategy.

Requirements

• Management Experience: You have previously held a Product Management or Engineering Management role.
• Technical Foundation: A background in Software Engineering, DevOps, or a similar technical field is required.
• Code Literate: You are comfortable reading/writing code and confident making PRs in GitHub.
• Expert Communicator: You can navigate intense situations with customers and explain complex technical concepts with clarity.
• Proactive Mindset: You are a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, high-intensity startup environment where you own the results.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience working with developer tools or B2B SaaS products.
• Previous experience in Technical Support or Solutions Engineering.

Benefits

• Founding Team Impact: Join at the ground floor of a YC-backed startup that is already seeing double-digit month-over-month growth.
• Direct Access: Work directly with founders who have scaled teams from $0 to $30M ARR and have deep roots in the engineering community.
• Full Ownership: You will have real autonomy and the authority to shape our customer success function from scratch.
• Competitive Package: High-end salary, meaningful equity, and visa sponsorship if required.
• Collaborative Culture: Our hiring process includes a 3-5 day paid work trial, ensuring we are the right fit for your career goals before you commit.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

Commitment to Equality and Accessibility:

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