Blitzy
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
$240K–$315K
Cambridge, MA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity.
About the job
Leads Blitzy’s Forward Deployed Software Engineering team, overseeing enterprise customer delivery while contributing technically to integrations, customer engagements, and the growth of the function.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop the team, set delivery and engineering standards, and manage concurrent engagements.
- Own senior customer relationships, guide technical decisions, and translate delivery progress into business outcomes.
- Contribute to integrations and technical assets, and partner across the company to improve delivery and inform product and go-to-market strategy.
What they ask for
- Experience leading teams in customer-facing, embedded, or professional services engineering environments, and establishing a delivery framework from scratch.
- 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in technical leadership.
- Fluency across cloud infrastructure, APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and AI/ML integration.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent enterprise engagements.
Nice to have
- Experience with IDEs and code-assistant tools in software development workflows.
- Experience at a high-growth startup or in Forward Deployed Engineering, embedded consulting, or technical account management.
Pay
$240,000 - $315,000 USD base salary; bonus and equity amounts not stated
Tools
cloud infrastructure, APIs, microservices, CI/CD, AI/ML
AI focus
The role supports customer delivery and integration of Blitzy’s agentic software development platform and AI/ML technologies.
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