Head of Forward Deployed Engineering

Snorkel AI - San Francisco, CA

Hiring: Head of Forward Deployed Engineering Company: Snorkel AI Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 07:37:32 Target Skills & Keywords : Data Pipeline, LLM, Pandas, Plotly, Python, SQL About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in applied data or ML engineering roles, including 5+ years leading high-performing technical teams in hands-on management capacity Required Skills: •Build and lead our forward-deployed engineering (FDE) team, working directly with leading labs and enterprises to scope, build and deliver high quality datasets to support their most critical AI initiatives. •You’ll lead a team that will own quality in the end-to-end data pipeline •. This will include working with customers to define what “good” data looks like to implement the relevant workflows in their platform. Y •Ou will design innovative ML approaches t •O enhance human-in-the-loop (HITL) techniques and improve the efficiency of data generation and review processes. •Your team will own systems and tools that enable consistent, scalable, and high-quality data delivery to our customers. •Build and lead the Forward Deployed Engineering DaaS organization, setting a clear vision, defining the operating model and scaling its impact across Snorkel’s Expert Data-as-a-Service workflows •Build, mentor, and motivate high performing teams, including cultivating skills and culture needed to consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and transformative impact. Compensation: •$268,800 - $403,200 / year •Bonus: experience working with data annotation workflows or internal tooling for data delivery orgs Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!