Director, Forward-Deployed Engineering

Weekday Inc; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday Inc. in Santa Clara is seeking a Director of Forward Deployed Engineering to define strategy, operating model, and execution standards for the global FDE team. This hands-on leadership role will manage U.S. engineers and collaborate with regional leaders across EMEA and APAC.

You will coach engineers, engage with enterprise customers, discuss architecture, and partner with product and sales to turn complex requirements into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across engineering, solutions engineering, or technical delivery.
• 2+ years of experience leading high-performing technical teams.
• Experience leading customer-facing technical teams with credibility and execution.
• Hands-on leader who reviews designs and navigates ambiguity.
• Able to discuss architecture with engineers and align with sales, product, and customers.
• Experience with APIs, integrations, and modern SaaS platforms.
• Ability to build scalable, repeatable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of Forward Deployed Engineers across pre-sales and post-sales.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to design solutions.
• Translate customer needs into insights for the product roadmap.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across APIs, integrations, platform capabilities, and solution architecture.
• Raise the bar for demos, proofs of concept, workshops, and onsite engagements.
• Review designs and handle complex customer situations when needed.
• Create playbooks and delivery standards for scale.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and advise on strategic engagements.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-facing

Architectural discussion

APIs & SaaS

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Weekday Inc. in Santa Clara is seeking a Director of Forward Deployed Engineering to define strategy, operating model, and execution standards for the global FDE team. This hands-on leadership role will manage U.S. engineers and collaborate with regional leaders across EMEA and APAC.

You will coach engineers, engage with enterprise customers, discuss architecture, and partner with product and sales to turn complex requirements into scalable solutions.