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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

Snorkel AI· 310 - DaaS FDE
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Hybrid (New York City, NY / San Francisco, CA)$200k - $320kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Lead and grow the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function within Snorkel AI's Data-as-a-Service organization, owning the technical delivery layer for high-quality dataset production at scale and partnering with Delivery, Engineering, and Research.

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function, defining the team’s operating model, technical roadmap, and standards for execution
  • Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering strong ownership, velocity, and engineering excellence
  • Own the design and evolution of end-to-end AI data pipelines, including dataset generation, evaluation systems, and quality frameworks
  • Drive development of ML-assisted and HITL workflows that improve the speed, scalability, and reliability of data production
  • Establish and standardize measurement, benchmarking, and validation systems to ensure consistent, high-quality dataset delivery
  • Develop scalable internal tooling and workflows for orchestration, monitoring, and delivery, reducing bottlenecks and improving throughput
  • Partner cross-functionally with Delivery, Engineering, and Research to productionize new approaches and continuously improve DaaS capabilities

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in AI/ML/GenAI engineering, forward deployed engineering, solution engineering or applied AI roles, with strong hands-on technical depth
  • 2+ years of experience leading or managing engineers in a hands-on, player-coach capacity
  • Strong experience building and operating data pipelines and ML/LLM-based workflows in production environments
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data tooling; experience integrating systems via APIs. Has written code in the last 2 years
  • Experience designing evaluation frameworks, quality measurement systems, or benchmarking approaches for ML systems
  • Strong systems thinking — ability to design scalable, reusable solutions rather than one-off implementations
  • Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and drive execution across cross-functional teams
  • Start-up or growth-stage experience is strongly preferred
  • Customer-facing, consulting, or services experience is strongly preferred

Skills

Required:AI/ML/GenAI engineeringData pipelinesPythonSQL

Benefits

  • Most offers include equity and benefits
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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