Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Quanta Services18 days ago
Houston, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead a pod of 2–4 Forward Deployed Engineers through end-to-end delivery of a project.
- 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 contribute directly to the project codebase.
- Make day-to-day technical decisions involving frameworks, integrations, data models, and deployment targets.
- Run code reviews, pairing sessions, and working sessions while mentoring engineers.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and pilot improved development practices.
- Identify and resolve project risks, dependencies, and blockers.
- Deploy applications to production and coordinate monitoring, support, and iteration.
- Document design decisions, reusable components, and lessons learned.
- Represent the pod in stakeholder status reviews, demos, retrospectives, and Data & AI leadership discussions.
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.
- Knowledge of software architecture patterns, API design, data modeling, and full-stack or backend delivery.
- Fluency in at least one major cloud environment: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with modern development practices, containers, version control workflows, and testing.
- Demonstrated experience applying AI tooling such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, vector search, prompt engineering, or RAG patterns in delivery workflows.
- Track record of shipping production software on tight timelines in a consultative or embedded setting.
- Experience mentoring engineers and conducting effective code reviews.
- Excellent communication skills for translating between business stakeholders and engineers and explaining technical tradeoffs.
- Preferred experience delivering AI, automation, or data-intensive enterprise applications.
- Preferred experience in large, decentralized or multi-site enterprise environments and utility, energy, renewables, construction, or specialty contracting industries.
- Prior Forward Deployed Engineer, solutions engineer, or delivery consultant experience is preferred.
- Cloud architecture or AI/ML certifications are preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Flexible work options.
- Educational assistance.
- Wellness and mental health programs.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee Referral Program.
- Volunteer Time Off.
- Learning and development programs.
- Office amenities and perks.
Categories
Forward Deployed