Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering

Socket.dev; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead multiple pods of FDEs across strategic enterprise customers. You will define the delivery model, establish engineering standards, and shape the talent strategy for the FDE practice at scale.

You will own organizational-level outcomes, set the technical direction across concurrent customer programs and AWS teams, and drive measurable business impact through scalable engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, cross-functional engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering complex customer programs.
• Ability to set and drive engineering standards and talent strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead 15–30+ engineers across multiple customer programs.
• Define delivery model and governance for FDEs.
• Drive measurable business impact and engineering excellence across portfolio.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Program management

Technical strategy

People management

Job description

A Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager (Senior FDE Manager) leads multiple pods of FDEs across several strategic enterprise customers, defining the delivery model, engineering standards, and talent strategy for the FDE practice at scale. Senior FDE Managers own organizational-level outcomes — they set the technical direction across multiple concurrent customer programs, build and scale the FDE team, and drive the mechanisms that ensure consistent engineering excellence and measurable business impact across the entire portfolio.

Senior FDE Managers operate at org-level scope. They lead 15–30+ engineers, influence technical decisions across multiple customer engagements and AWS teams simultaneously, and define what "great" looks like for forward-deployed AI engineering management.