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Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Hybrid in Santa Clara, CA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$300k-$350kDetected 47 days ago
Product ManagementCustomer SuccessLeadership
About the role
- HackerRank is scaling its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function globally.
- We are hiring a Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Global) to set the strategy, standards, and execution bar for this team.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of FDEs that lead customer engagements (pre- and post-sales) to define and deliver solutions.
- Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to shape solutions that solve real customer problems.
- Build repeatable playbooks, delivery standards, and best practices to move fast at scale.
- Obsessed with operating alongside the team, reviewing designs, challenging assumptions, and stepping in when problems get ambiguous or high-stakes.
Requirements
- A seasoned technical leader with 8+ years in engineering, solutions engineering, or technical delivery, and 2+ years leading high-performing technical teams.
- Fluent across engineering and business contexts, you can debate architecture with engineers and align outcomes with sales, product, and customer leaders.
- Even better if you have
- Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Technical Consultant.
- Experience working in globally distributed or matrixed teams.
Skills
- As this shift accelerates, the definition of strong technical talent is changing.
Compensation
- This role offers a total target compensation of $300,000-$350,000, which includes base salary and a 20% variable component tied to individual and company performance. You'll also receive stock options and a comprehensive set of cash and non-cash benefits.
Benefits
- We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status.
- You'll also receive stock options and a comprehensive set of cash and non-cash benefits.
Equal opportunity
- HackerRank is a proud equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
- We provide equal opportunity to everyone for employment based on individual performance and qualification.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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