Forward Deployed Engineering Manager – London Hybrid

Slope; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel allowance

Job summary

Slope is seeking an FDE Manager in London to lead a team responsible for delivering production systems using frontier models. The role includes collaboration with Product and Research teams, ensuring smooth deployments, and managing a hybrid work model that requires 3 days in-office work weekly. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of engineering experience, with at least 2 years in management, and a background in JavaScript or Python programming.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering or technical delivery experience.
• 2+ years of managing high-performing teams.
• Competence in writing and reviewing code in Javascript or Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of FDE delivering production systems.
• Ensure end-to-end delivery outcomes through coordination and technical quality.
• Codify successful practices into tools and playbooks.
• Notice early indicators of potential issues.
• Elevate team performance through clarity and support growth.

Skills

Engineering or technical delivery experience

Managing high-performing teams

Production-grade code in Javascript or Python

Complex problem-solving

Agility in ambiguous environments

Effective communication

Job description

Slope is seeking an FDE Manager in London to lead a team responsible for delivering production systems using frontier models. The role includes collaboration with Product and Research teams, ensuring smooth deployments, and managing a hybrid work model that requires 3 days in-office work weekly. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of engineering experience, with at least 2 years in management, and a background in JavaScript or Python programming.