Forward-Deployed Engineering Manager: Enterprise Delivery

Globant; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Globant is seeking an Engineering Manager Forward Deployed Engineering Manager in Dubai to lead a pod of elite engineers embedded with strategic customers. You will own technical delivery, customer outcomes, and engineer growth, balancing high-level architecture with hands-on coaching.

You will partner with GTM and product teams, review architecture and data pipelines, and raise the bar for CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Software/Data Engineering or related field with at least 3 years in engineering management.
• Strong background in systems architecture, data pipelines, AI/ML deployments, or cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency in languages like Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go.
• Proven experience managing teams in customer-embedded, consulting-adjacent, or forward-deployed environments.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical executive stakeholders.
• Track record of thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous, and scaling environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and customer success across enterprise engagements, ensuring production systems meet expectations and standards.
• Build and develop the engineering team, hire, onboard, and mentor top-tier talent.
• Match engineers to projects balancing skills, goals, and staffing cadence.
• Provide architectural oversight for programs, review decisions, and ensure best practices.
• Define and enforce standards for CI/CD, testing, and readiness criteria.
• Synthesize field learnings to inform core product and platform enhancements.

Skills

People Leadership

Systems Architecture

Data Pipelines

AI/ML Deployments

Cloud Infrastructure

Python

TypeScript

Java

Go

Customer Facing

Stakeholder Communication

Agility

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Palantir Foundry

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Globant is seeking an Engineering Manager Forward Deployed Engineering Manager in Dubai to lead a pod of elite engineers embedded with strategic customers. You will own technical delivery, customer outcomes, and engineer growth, balancing high-level architecture with hands-on coaching.

You will partner with GTM and product teams, review architecture and data pipelines, and raise the bar for CI/CD practices.