Senior Manager Forward Deployed Engineers
CoreWeaveAbout the role
CoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler™, acquired Weights & Biases to create the most powerful end-to-end platform for AI development and deployment. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe, and was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024. By bringing together CoreWeave’s industry-leading cloud infrastructure with the best-in-class tools ML practitioners know and love from Weights & Biases, we’re setting a new standard for how AI is built, trained, and scaled.
The integration of our teams and technologies is accelerating our shared mission: to empower developers with the tools and infrastructure they need to push the boundaries of what AI can do. From experiment tracking and model optimization to high-performance training clusters and inference at scale, we’re combining forces to serve the full AI lifecycle — all in one seamless platform.
Weights & Biases has long been trusted by over 1,000 organizations — including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Toyota — to build better models. Now, as part of CoreWeave, that impact is amplified across a broader ecosystem of AI innovators, researchers, and enterprises.
As we unite under one vision, we’re looking for bold thinkers and agile builders who are excited to shape the future of AI alongside us. If you're passionate about solving complex problems at the intersection of software, hardware, and machine learning, there's never been a more exciting time to join our team.
What You’ll Do:
As the Manager of the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team, you will lead a team of customer-facing engineers who embed with customer AI organizations to help them design, prototype, and productionize AI agents using the W&B platform. You’ll be responsible for building a high-performing FDE function that drives customer outcomes, accelerates product adoption, and creates durable feedback loops into Product and Engineering.
About the role:
- Lead and develop a team of Forward Deployed Engineers supporting customers building AI agents with W&B Weave (hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management).
- Own delivery quality and customer outcomes by scoping engagements, setting success criteria, and ensuring successful deployments in customer environments.
- Drive technical excellence by standardizing best practices and producing reusable assets (reference implementations, demos, example projects).
- Create a strong product feedback loop by synthesizing field learnings and partnering with Product/Engineering to influence the Weave roadmap.
- Run FDE operations by defining metrics, improving processes and playbooks, and coordinating escalations and cross-functional handoffs.
Who You Are:
- Strong engineering background with expertise in Python and modern ML/AI frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, LlamaIndex, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, AI agents, and/or orchestration frameworks, including deploying real systems beyond prototypes.
- Experience leading or mentoring technical teams in high-ownership environments.
- Prior experience working directly with customers in technical consulting, solutions engineering, forward deployed, or similar roles.
- Excellent communication skills: able to translate complex technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders and drive alignment in ambiguous situations.
- Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field
Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk.
Why Us?
We work hard, have fun, and move fast
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