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Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments

Decagon· Engineering
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San Francisco$200k - $400kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Engineering Lead responsible for end-to-end technical delivery of 1–3 Strategic Deals, owning architecture, delivery, and post-close stabilization, while coordinating with customer leadership and shaping product direction.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical build end-to-end for a handful of Strategic Deals, from POC through close and into post-close stabilization
  • Drive technical requirements directly with the customer’s engineering and product leaders, and build technical champions inside their organizations
  • Identify technical risks early and de-risk them before they threaten the deal
  • Dig past feature requests to the underlying problem, then scope solutions that generalize, turning bespoke deal requirements into durable improvements to the core Decagon product
  • Set technical direction, own delivery, and mentor the engineers on your team

Qualifications

  • A strong engineering leader or ex-technical founder with 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering
  • Strong appetite for customer-facing work
  • Comfort owning high-stakes accounts with significant ambiguity
  • The ability to quickly assess how long different technical paths will take, weigh their risks, and choose between them under pressure

Skills

Required:Technical leadershipCustomer-facing collaborationRisk identification and mitigation

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
  • Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
  • Parental Leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
  • Monthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance
  • Daily lunches and snacks in the office to keep you at your best
  • Take what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Conversational AI for Customer Experience

Reimagine your customer experience with AI agents, built for the enterprise.

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