Lead Forward Deployed Engineer — Hands-On Delivery

NextBigWhat; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible work options

Education assistance

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Job summary

Quanta is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (Lead FDE) to guide a small pod of engineers through the end-to-end delivery of a high-impact project, from problem framing to production hand-off.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, mentoring, and collaborating with business partners to translate ambiguous needs into shipped software. You’ll apply AI tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and coherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8–12 years of software development or technical consulting with recent hands-on delivery.
• 2+ years in a technical lead or senior engineer role guiding others.

Responsibilities

• Lead a pod of Forward Deployed Engineers through end-to-end delivery of a single project.
• Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to define scope and translate needs into a concrete plan.
• Write production-grade code and participate in reviews and mentoring.
• Drive technical decisions on frameworks, data models, and deployment targets.
• Mentor engineers and conduct reviews to raise technical bar.
• Document decisions and reusable components for scale.
• Represent the pod in reviews and demos with leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

Programming (Python/TypeScript/Go/Java

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

AI tooling (Copilot/ChatGPT/Claude)

Code reviews and mentoring

Software architecture

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Quanta is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (Lead FDE) to guide a small pod of engineers through the end-to-end delivery of a high-impact project, from problem framing to production hand-off.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, mentoring, and collaborating with business partners to translate ambiguous needs into shipped software. You’ll apply AI tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and coherence.