Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

Anthropic
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeGBP 1 - 1 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Technical mentorship","Communication","Stakeholder management","Customer instincts"]

Lead Anthropic’s Forward Deployed Engineering practice by building and scaling a team that embeds with strategic enterprise customers. Own engagement quality and execution standards, hire and develop FDE engineers, and create repeatable playbooks and starter assets. Pair hands-on technical leadership with strong people management—review architectures, debug production issues, set OKRs, and translate field insights into Product and Engineering improvements.

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Anthropic
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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead Anthropic’s Forward Deployed Engineering practice by building and scaling a team that embeds with strategic enterprise customers. Own engagement quality and execution standards, hire and develop FDE engineers, and create repeatable playbooks and starter assets. Pair hands-on technical leadership with strong people management—review architectures, debug production issues, set OKRs, and translate field insights into Product and Engineering improvements.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers, setting a high bar for technical talent and customer instincts.
  • •Staff and oversee customer engagements, making resource allocation decisions across customer needs, team development, and business priorities.
  • •Collaborate with account teams and Engagement Managers during pre-sales to qualify engagements, scope work, and inform statements of work.
  • •Review technical architectures and code to ensure production-ready solutions that solve real customer problems; lead discovery and debugging as needed.
  • •Build repeatable playbooks and operational cadences (OKRs, standups, retros, engagement reviews), and partner with Product and Engineering to turn field insights into improvements.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 1 annually
Perks:Paid LeaveParental LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions architecture, or a technical customer-facing role such as forward deployed engineering or consulting.
  • •2+ years of people management experience in a services/post-sales/FDE organization, including hiring, developing, and retaining engineers.
  • •Experience building organizations from 0->1, not just inheriting an existing team.
  • •Experience working directly with enterprise customers on technical implementations and navigating complex organizational dynamics.
  • •Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate technical complexity for diverse audiences.
Experience:10+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipTechnical mentorshipCommunicationStakeholder managementCustomer instincts
Languages:English

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Anthropic
Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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