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Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, D.C. · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship required. Active security clearance (Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI) or ability to obtain one.
About the job
Leads and scales a regional team of Forward Deployed Engineers delivering production AI coding workflows for public sector customers and partners.
What you'll do
- Hire, coach, and set technical standards and career paths for regional FDEs.
- Lead customer discovery, architecture reviews, proposals, and delivery for public sector engagements.
- Build partner capabilities and relay customer feedback to Product and Engineering to inform reusable solutions and product roadmaps.
What they ask for
- Direct experience managing engineers who build and ship production software.
- Professional software development experience in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Experience building and deploying AI-powered workflows in production environments.
Nice to have
- Leadership in forward deployed engineering, data science, machine learning engineering, or software engineering.
- Experience debugging production AI model failures, scoping large technical engagements, or enabling GSI and consulting partners.
Tools
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript
AI focus
Build and deploy production AI-powered coding workflows; debug failures in production AI systems; provide product feedback based on customer deployments.
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