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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

HackerRank
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San Francisco$200k - $250kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

HackerRank is scaling its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function globally. We are hiring a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (Global) to set the strategy, standards, and execution bar for this team. This is a hands-on leadership role that will lead the global FDE function, directly manage FDEs in the U.S., and partner with regional GMs in EMEA and APAC.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and grow a team of FDEs that lead customer engagements (pre- and post-sales) to define and deliver solutions.
  • Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to shape solutions that solve real customer problems.
  • Work with Product and Engineering to incorporate customer-specific solutions into the product roadmap.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership across APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities.
  • Elevate how we run demos, proofs of concept, and onsite engagements.
  • Build repeatable playbooks, delivery standards, and best practices to move fast at scale.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in engineering, solutions engineering, or technical delivery
  • 2+ years leading high-performing technical teams
  • Experience leading customer-facing technical teams with credibility, clarity, and execution
  • Fluent across engineering and business contexts; able to debate architecture with engineers and align with sales, product, and customer leaders
  • Excellent presenter and communicator across technical and non-technical audiences

Skills

Required:PythonSQL
Last updated Aug 12, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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