Senior Forward-Deployed Engineering Lead (Hands-on)

Apply; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Lovable is seeking a senior engineering leader to build and oversee the Forward Deployed Engineering team in New York. You will stay hands-on while guiding architecture, product direction, and customer engagements to deploy AI-powered solutions.

You will recruit, mentor, and lead engineers, translate deployments into platform improvements, and partner with other leads to scale the function globally. This role demands high velocity, ownership, and deep technical intuition.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering, architecture, and customer-facing roles.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing technical teams.
• Hands-on leadership with architectural influence and delivery ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Forward Deployed Engineering team in your location.
• Work directly with customers to understand workflows and technical problems.
• Design, prototype, and implement solutions with your team.

Skills

Leadership

Full-stack engineering

Architectural thinking

Distributed systems

Hands-on coding

Customer-facing

Frontend React/TypeScript

Backend Go/Rust

LLMs / AI systems

Technical mentorship

Tools

React

TypeScript

Golang

Rust

Cloudflare

GCP

AWS

GitHub Actions

OTEL

Grafana

Terraform

Job description

Lovable is seeking a senior engineering leader to build and oversee the Forward Deployed Engineering team in New York. You will stay hands-on while guiding architecture, product direction, and customer engagements to deploy AI-powered solutions.

You will recruit, mentor, and lead engineers, translate deployments into platform improvements, and partner with other leads to scale the function globally. This role demands high velocity, ownership, and deep technical intuition.