Apply

Ready to go for it?

AI Apply speeds things up—apply directly if you prefer.

FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
Scoutfield Logo

See all jobs on Scoutfield

Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.

Discover
  • Fresh listings
  • Fast filters
  • No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Hiiya

Head of Forward Engineering

Hiiya

. Lead and grow forward deployed engineering and solutions architecture across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • United StatesLead💰 $197,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit
Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates extensive experience in leading engineering teams and managing customer-facing technical roles, with a strong focus on platform ownership, integration management, and strategic planning across multiple regions. Proven ability to communicate effectively with executives and partners while driving operational excellence and customer trust.

Highest-signal resume keywords
10+ Years In Customer-Facing Technical RolesExperience Leading Engineers And ManagersExperience Owning A Platform Or Integration LayerExperience With SIP Or Other Telephony ProtocolsExperience Leading Teams Using AI Coding Agents

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills
Solutions ArchitecturePlatform OwnershipIncident ResponseCost ManagementTechnical Architecture ReviewData Residency ComplianceCustomer Integration ToolingOn-Call ManagementProduction-Code EngineeringTeam Leadership
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationCoaching And DevelopmentStrategic PlanningProblem-SolvingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Hosted API GatewaysMobile SDK DistributionCustomer Integration ToolsAI Coding AgentsTelephony Protocols
Industry Keywords
B2B PlatformTelecom ExperienceFollow-The-Sun SupportSovereign Hosting RequirementsEnterprise Sales

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and grow forward deployed engineering and solutions architecture across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific
  • Hire the people needed for each market
  • Own the distribution platform, including hosted API gateways, SDKs, and customer integration tooling
  • Own reliability and cost to serve for every live integration
  • Set the on-call and incident model
  • Partner with Product Engineering on customer adaptations and product roadmap priorities
  • Partner with Sales and Customer Success across pre-sales, solution design, launch, retention, and expansion
  • Bring customer and partner needs to the roadmap as recurring patterns
  • Hire, coach, and develop managers and senior engineers
  • Maintain quality and customer trust across regions
  • Set department strategy and operating plan, including headcount, budget, and leadership metrics
  • Report to the CTO
  • Work three days per week in the Seattle office
  • Travel 30–40% to customers and partners

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years in customer-facing technical roles
  • At least 4 years leading engineers and managers
  • Experience building and leading a forward deployed, solutions, or customer engineering organization at a B2B platform company
  • Experience hiring leaders and setting an operating model
  • Experience leading both production-code engineers and customer-facing engineers
  • Experience owning a platform or integration layer, including on-call, incident response, and cost
  • Experience working directly with enterprise or partner sales and sharing outcomes
  • Technical ability to review architecture and critically assess postmortems
  • Experience leading through ambiguity at a startup or growth-stage company
  • Experience leading teams using AI coding agents
  • Clear communication with executives, customers, and engineers
  • Telecom experience preferred
  • Experience with SIP or other telephony protocols, mobile SDK distribution, or integrations with carriers, communications platforms, or dialers
  • Experience running teams across US, European, or Asian time zones, including follow-the-sun support
  • Experience with data residency or sovereign hosting requirements
  • Legally eligible to work in the US
  • Located in or willing to relocate to the Greater Seattle area

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity compensation
  • L&D budget to support your growth
  • Internal mobility and career pathing
  • Diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment