84.51˚

Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)

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2 months ago
Chicago, IL, USA or Cincinnati, OH, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$125k - $207k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate best practices for software delivery using agentic coding tools.
  • Document and present learnings from embedded work and experiments to the AI Enablement organization.
  • Track adoption and usage of agentic coding tools using Datadog, Dynatrace, or related observability tools.
  • Identify gaps between platform offerings and user adoption or workflow needs and translate them into platform improvements.
  • Monitor and maintain internal plugin marketplaces and related offerings.
  • Meet SLAs and lead incident management procedures.
  • Collaborate with technology, infrastructure, platform, security, and product teams.
  • Participate in the team on-call rotation and provide customer support during business hours.
  • Provide technical leadership while producing hands-on software.

Requirements

  • Four-year degree in a technology-related discipline or equivalent work experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience producing high-quality software on Agile development teams, with Python and Java preferred.
  • At least 5 years of experience with public cloud technologies, with Azure preferred.
  • At least 3 years of experience in platform engineering, developer experience, or related roles.
  • Demonstrable enterprise experience with coding agent harnesses and related tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor.
  • Familiarity with LLMs, agents, and the Model Context Protocol.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, technical writing, documentation, or functional research skills.
  • Preferred experience developing AI-powered features or applications.
  • Preferred experience developing CI/CD workflows or comparable automation for code safety and reliability.
  • Preferred experience with infrastructure-as-code systems such as Terraform or Spacelift, Kubernetes, and Helm.
  • Ability to manage competing responsibilities and adapt to changing priorities.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with wellness and mental-health support.
  • 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution.
  • Health Savings Account with matching contribution when enrolled in a qualifying medical plan.
  • AD&D and supplemental insurance options.
  • Five weeks of vacation, seven health and wellness days, three floating holidays, and six company-paid holidays annually.
  • Paid maternity, paternity, and family-care leave.
  • Five-day in-office work schedule.

Categories

Forward Deployed
84.51˚

About 84.51˚

1,001-5,000 employees

84.51° is a retail data science, insights, and media company that builds analytics platforms and retail media solutions for The Kroger Co. and consumer packaged goods brands. It commercializes Kroger first-party loyalty data through products such as 84.51° Insights and Kroger Precision Marketing to support targeting, measurement, and merchandising decisions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cincinnati, it operates as a privately held company offering subscriptions, consulting, and managed media services.

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