Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Quanta Services5 days ago
Houston, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead a pod of Forward Deployed Engineers through end-to-end delivery of a project from problem framing to production hand-off.
- Partner with business leaders, domain experts, and operating-unit stakeholders to define needs and scope.
- Translate ambiguous requirements into delivery plans with clear, testable milestones.
- Write production-ready code and make day-to-day decisions about frameworks, integrations, data models, and deployment targets.
- Conduct code reviews, pairing sessions, mentoring, working sessions, and technical coaching.
- Use AI-assisted development tools, deploy applications, and coordinate monitoring, support, and iteration after launch.
- Identify risks and blockers, document design decisions and reusable components, and represent the pod in stakeholder reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 8–12 years of experience in software development, systems integration, or technical consulting, with recent hands-on delivery experience.
- At least 2 years in a technical lead, tech lead, or senior engineer capacity guiding other engineers on a shared project.
- Advanced proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, or Java.
- Experience with software architecture patterns, API design, data modeling, and full-stack or backend delivery.
- Fluency in at least one major cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, plus containers, version control workflows, testing, and modern development practices.
- Experience applying AI tooling such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, vector search, prompt engineering, or RAG patterns in real delivery workflows.
- Track record of shipping production software in a consultative or embedded setting, mentoring engineers, and running effective code reviews.
- Excellent communication skills for translating between business stakeholders and engineers and explaining technical tradeoffs.
- Preferred experience includes AI, automation, or data-intensive enterprise applications; large decentralized organizations; utility, energy, renewables, construction, or specialty contracting; and Forward Deployed Engineer, solutions engineer, or delivery consultant roles.
- Preferred certifications include cloud architecture or AI/ML certifications from AWS, Azure, GCP, or equivalent.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Flexible work options.
- Educational assistance, learning and development programs, wellness and mental health programs, paid parental leave, volunteer time off, employee referral program, and office amenities and perks.
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Quanta Services
Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) is a Houston-based public specialty contractor that designs, builds, upgrades, and maintains energy and communications infrastructure for electric utilities, pipeline operators, renewable developers, and telecom carriers. Its services span engineering, procurement, construction, and emergency restoration across transmission, distribution, substations, pipelines, and fiber networks. Founded in 1997, the company operates across North America through regional subsidiaries.