Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services

AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.

41 current maintainers27 active leads7 new active leads120 lead step-downs17 early lead departures
San Francisco, United States
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About the Role

You will lead and grow a team of forward deployed engineers delivering production systems with frontier models in high-stakes financial environments. You will own end-to-end delivery outcomes, codify what works into tools and playbooks, and give feedback to Product and Research. The role is hybrid in New York City with up to 25% travel.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of engineering or technical delivery experience
  • 2+ years managing high-performing FDE or customer-facing engineers
  • Led high-pressure technical projects from prototype to production
  • Write and review production-grade code using JavaScript or Python

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a team of FDEs delivering production systems with frontier models
  • Own end-to-end delivery outcomes
  • Codify what works into tools, playbooks and roadmap inputs
  • Raise early indicators with urgency
  • Set a high bar for FDE performance and give actionable feedback
  • Define how field teams are staffed and supported

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account employer contributions
  • Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid medical and caregiver leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • 13+ paid company holidays
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid life and disability coverage
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices
  • Relocation assistance
  • Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends