Forward Deployed Team Engineering Lead

Virgin Media Business Ireland; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) with company stock match

Discretionary bonus

Discretionary equity grants

Paid time off

On-site facilities: café, gym, parking

Job summary

Virgin Media Business Ireland in Denver seeks a hands-on Forward Deployed Team Engineering Lead to own customer implementations end-to-end in a hybrid delivery pod. You will guide technical delivery, break down work, review code, and ensure value delivery for clients across the UK, US, and offshore partners.

The role emphasizes mentoring, staying hands-on with full-stack development, and shaping technical strategy while ensuring alignment with architectural standards.

Qualifications

• APIs, services, and data-driven applications.
• Experience leading small engineering teams or delivery pods.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native technologies and practices.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems and working with complex customer environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery of customer implementations.
• Define and drive the technical approach within architecture and standards.
• Ensure quality via code reviews, testing, and deployments.
• Lead and mentor a distributed team across UK, US, and offshore partners.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with customers on integrations, data migration, testing and go-live.

Skills

APIs

Services

Data-driven apps

Tools

Containers

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring/Observability

Job description

## Forward Deployed Team Engineering LeadApply: Denver: Full time: Posted 7 Days Ago: End Date: October 12, 2026 (20 days left to apply): REQ\\_00038703**We’re looking for a Forward Deployed Team Engineering Lead to join our team in Denver. This hybrid role offers flexibility, with two days in the office and three days working remotely.****Opening Date: 14/09/2026****End Date: 12/10/2026**We're looking for a hands-on Lead Engineer to take technical ownership of customer implementations from end to end. Working within a customer-facing delivery pod, you'll lead the development and delivery of solutions while remaining deeply involved in the code.You'll collaborate closely with Delivery teams, Business SMEs, and engineering colleagues across the UK, US, and offshore delivery partners to ensure successful, high-quality outcomes for customers.In this role, you'll be responsible for the technical execution of customer engagements, covering integration, configuration, data mapping, front-end and back-end development, testing, deployment, and early-life support. You'll shape the technical approach, break down and prioritise work, guide delivery within the wider architecture, review code and solutions, and ensure the pod remains aligned and focused on delivering value.This is not a people management role. Instead, it's an opportunity for an experienced technical leader who enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring others through delivery, and staying hands-on with modern full-stack development.**What will you be doing?*** Lead the end-to-end technical delivery of customer implementations, including integrations, data flows, full-stack development, testing, deployment, and support.* Define and drive the technical approach for delivery within the established architecture and engineering standards.* Ensure high-quality solutions through code reviews, testing, and deployment best practices.* Lead and mentor a distributed team of engineers across the UK, US, and offshore delivery partners.* Translate customer requirements into scalable, deliverable technical solutions, working closely with technical and business stakeholders.* Collaborate directly with customers on integrations, environments, data migration, testing, and go-live activities.* Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, including those impacting live customer environments.* Identify opportunities to create reusable patterns and improvements that enhance the wider platform.* Provide technical guidance, challenge requirements where needed, and ensure successful delivery of customer outcomes.**We tend to look for people with:****Essential:*** APIs, services, and data-driven applications.* Experience leading small engineering teams or delivery pods, including planning and prioritising work, reviewing technical output, and taking ownership of successful delivery.* Strong knowledge of cloud-native technologies and practices, including containers, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring/observability.* Experience integrating enterprise systems and working with complex customer environments, data structures, and third-party platforms.* Confident engaging with customers and stakeholders, facilitating technical discussions, presenting solutions, and providing trusted technical guidance.* Experience collaborating with distributed or offshore engineering teams, including defining requirements and reviewing delivered work.* Able to balance short-term customer needs with long-term scalability, maintainability, and product objectives.**Desirable*** Experience working within implementation engineering, professional services, customer delivery, or forward-deployed engineering teams.* Exposure to AI-enabled products or solutions, including areas such as workflow automation, evaluation frameworks, guardrails, or human-in-the-loop design.* Background in business process outsourcing (BPO), shared services, finance, or business transformation environments.* Experience mentoring and supporting engineers, helping them develop technical knowledge and succeed in new domains or technologies.**What’s in it for you?****We offer a competitive salary, bonus & benefits****The base salary range is $150,000 - $170,000 based on the level of experience**A few benefits our employees enjoy:* Comprehensive benefit plans (medical/dental/vision) starting on day 1* 401(k) with 100% match up to 10% of base salary in the form of Company Stock (LBTYK series)* Discretionary Bonus Incentive (annually)* Discretionary Equity Grants (annually)* Paid time off* Access to a private café, fitness centre, and paid parking* Liberty Global participates in the E-Verify program