Forward Deployment Engineering Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Forward Deployment Engineering Manager (AI): Leading a team of Forward Deployed Engineers to build integrations, reference architectures, and proofs of concept for a full-stack AI cloud platform with an accent on solution architecture and hands-on AI engineering. Focus on scaling solution adoption, guiding technical judgment for AI toolings, and translating field insights into platform requirements.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $225,800 - $281,000 USD

Company

Nebius is building a full-stack AI cloud platform for developers and enterprises to train and deploy models without the complexity of in-house infrastructure.

What you will do

• Hire, develop, and lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers across agentic, inference, infrastructure, and data focus areas.
• Review and elevate technical work, including integration architectures, proofs of concept, and reference patterns.
• Represent Nebius at hackathons, in open source communities, and at technical events to establish the platform.
• Translate field insights into actionable product requirements for internal platform teams.
• Engage with senior partner engineering leaders and founding CTOs at a strategic level.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience in AI application development, ML systems, or AI infrastructure.
• 2+ years of experience managing or leading engineering teams.
• Deep working knowledge of LLM APIs, inference runtimes, orchestration frameworks, and RAG architectures.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, or CrewAI.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with inference frameworks and optimization (vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM).
• Familiarity with NVIDIA's software stack (CUDA, TensorRT, NeMo).
• Background as an early engineer at a YC-backed AI startup or experience in developer advocacy.
• Open source projects or public demos with meaningful community adoption.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• 401(k) plan with up to 4% company match and immediate vesting.
• Paid parental leave: 20 weeks for primary and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• Remote work reimbursement of up to $85/month for mobile and internet.
• Company-paid short-term, long-term, and life insurance.