Head of Deployed Engineering

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. Lead important deployments for large enterprise customers from scoping through production .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $240,000 - $390,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in deployment and solutions engineering, with a strong focus on writing production code and mentoring engineers. Capable of engaging with senior stakeholders in regulated environments and applying AI agents to enhance customer practices.

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8+ Years Leadership ExperienceProduction Software DevelopmentMentoring EngineersEngaging Senior StakeholdersAI Agent Implementation

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Hard Skills

Production Code WritingDeployment PlaybooksTechnical DeliveryAgent-Based SystemsIntegration Development

Soft Skills

Good JudgmentCoachingCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Regulated DataAudit MethodsComplianceRisk ManagementBig 4 Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead important deployments for large enterprise customers from scoping through production
Own technical delivery across single-tenant and government-cloud environments, regulated data, and varying audit methods
Write production code, including agents, integrations and tools
Handle the hardest technical problems directly
Advise partners, CIOs and audit leaders on applying AI agents to their practices
Hire, coach and grow forward deployed engineers
Establish deployment playbooks, tools and metrics to improve time-to-value
Identify patterns across deployments and collaborate with Product and Engineering to turn customer solutions into reusable platform features
Report to the CTO/co-founder and work closely with Product, Engineering and Customer leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of leadership experience in forward deployed, deployment, solutions or customer engineering
Recent experience writing production software; willingness to remain hands-on
Experience leading or mentoring engineers
Comfort engaging senior enterprise stakeholders, especially in regulated or complex environments
Good judgment about building for one customer versus the platform
Ability to push back on scope when it matters
Excitement about bringing AI agents into high-stakes professional work
Bonus: Experience at a Big 4 firm or major consulting firm such as Accenture, McKinsey, BCG or Bain
Bonus: Knowledge of audit, accounting, risk or compliance
Bonus: Experience deploying LLM or agent-based systems in production

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership
Flexible PTO
401k
Wellness benefits starting on your first day
Technology & Work from Home reimbursement
Flexible work schedules
Equity
Bonus