Enterprise Forward-Deployed Engineering Manager

Notion; London (KY); On-site; USD 159,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Notion is seeking a Manager of Forward Deployed Engineering to lead a skilled team delivering complex enterprise engagements across EMEA. You will design, build, and deploy production-ready solutions that integrate Notion as the operating layer for customers’ businesses.

You will coach engineers through discovery, architecture, implementation, and launch while guiding technical decisions and maintaining strong stakeholder trust.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, or similar hands-on roles.
• 2+ years managing engineers responsible for customer-facing delivery.
• Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing teams.
• Proficient in Java, JavaScript/Node.js, SQL, or Python; review production code.
• Hands-on with APIs, integrations, data transformations, and production systems.
• Experience leading discovery, feasibility, scoping, estimation, and turning requirements into plans.
• Strong architectural judgment and debugging across code, APIs, data, and environments.
• Track record of managing multiple complex customer engagements with quality and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team delivering enterprise engagements across EMEA.
• Establish high-performance team environment with clear expectations and growth.
• Own engagements from discovery through design, implementation, launch, and handover.
• Advise customer engineering, IT, security, and business leaders on architecture.
• Guide design, build, and operation of custom agents, integrations, and data pipelines.
• Oversee large-scale migrations including discovery, data modeling, and cutover.
• Review designs, identify risks early, and step in for senior technical leadership.
• Partner with Sales and Services on qualification, scoping, and staffing for opportunities.
• Balance priorities to make staffing and sequencing decisions, scale delivery standards.

Skills

Forward Deployed Engineering

People leadership

Engineering leadership

Java

JavaScript/Node.js

SQL

Python

APIs & integrations

Architectural judgment

Customer-facing delivery

Communication skills

Tools

APIs

MCP

Agent APIs

Data pipelines

Job description

Notion is seeking a Manager of Forward Deployed Engineering to lead a skilled team delivering complex enterprise engagements across EMEA. You will design, build, and deploy production-ready solutions that integrate Notion as the operating layer for customers’ businesses.

You will coach engineers through discovery, architecture, implementation, and launch while guiding technical decisions and maintaining strong stakeholder trust.