About this opportunity
Blitzy lists this Head of Forward Deployed Engineering opportunity in cambridge, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Blitzy is a Cambridge, MA based AI software development platform on a mission to revolutionize the software development life cycle by autonomously building custom software to unlock the next industrial revolution. We're transforming how enterprises build software, turning enterprise requirements into enterprise grade code with an agentic software development platform that can autonomously execute 80% of the quantum of software development work. We're backed by multiple tier 1 investors, and have proven success as founders of previous start-ups.
Our Culture
Who we are:
Led by two pioneering co-founders we are one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., creating our own category of enterprise autonomous software development. We automate thousands of hours of software development for our customers, which includes strong representation within the Fortune 500.
How we work:
We move Blitzy Fast: Time is both our company’s and our clients’ most precious asset. We move quickly and decisively to innovate internally and deliver exceptional software externally.
Championship Mindset: We operate like a professional sports team. We win as a team by holding ourselves and each other to high standards, collaborating in-person, and remaining focused on the mission.
Passion for Invention: We’re pushing the frontier of what’s possible, requiring constant innovation and iteration.
We Work for the Customer: We focus on delivering outsized value to the customers we work with and expanding those relationships into deep, meaningful partnerships.
We're looking for a Head of Forward Deployed Engineering to lead and grow our embedded engineering practice across a portfolio of enterprise accounts. This is a player-coach leadership role for an experienced engineering leader who thrives in the white space between hands-on technical delivery and strategic client partnership.
You'll manage a team of Forward Deployed Software Engineers while remaining close enough to the technical work to earn credibility with customer engineering teams. You're as comfortable reviewing a pull request or debugging an integration as you are presenting a transformation roadmap to a VP of Engineering. You bring structure and accountability to delivery without sacrificing the speed and adaptability that make Blitzy different.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Delivery
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Forward Deployed Software Engineers embedded across customer environments
Set standards for customer engagement, and delivery rigor across all active accounts and engineering quality
Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex integration or delivery challenges
Balance multiple concurrent engagements, ensuring each is appropriately scoped and resourced
Customer Partnership
Own senior relationships at key accounts, engaging primarily at the VP Engineering and Director level
Participate in architecture reviews, sprint planning, and technical decision-making alongside customer teams
Lead business reviews that translate technical delivery progress into measurable business outcomes
Support pre-sales efforts for new enterprise accounts by bringing delivery credibility to the conversation
Hands-On Technical Contribution
Stay technically engaged — review code, contribute to integrations, and debug complex issues when the situation demands it
Build and maintain reusable delivery assets, integration patterns, and best practices across the team
Develop technical demos and POC frameworks that accelerate customer adoption of Blitzy's platform
Strategic & Organizational Impact
Partner with Product, Sales, and executive leadership to define the growth strategy for the FDE function
Establish delivery frameworks and feedback loops that drive continuous improvement across engagements
Contribute field intelligence that shapes product prioritization and enterprise go-to-market strategy
Contribute to thought leadership, documentation, and reusable delivery IP
Qualifications
Required Experience
Proven experience leading teams in customer-facing, embedded, or professional services engineering environments
Proven experience standing up a delivery framework from scratch
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity
Fluency across the modern enterprise technology stack: cloud infrastructure, APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and AI/ML integration
Demonstrated ability to manage delivery across multiple concurrent enterprise engagements
Strong communication skills — able to engage credibly from engineer to VP, adapting your style to the audience
Experience with IDEs - code-assistant tools within software development workflows
Preferred Experience
Experience at a high-growth startup or in a Forward Deployed Engineering, embedded consulting, or technical account management role
Background in AI/ML platforms, developer tooling, or enterprise software modernization
Track record of building and scaling small-to-mid-sized technical teams in outcome-driven environments
History of converting delivery excellence into account expansion and long-term partnerships
Technical thought leadership: open source contributions, conference talks, or published writing
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Worksite address
cambridge, MA, 02140, US
Who can apply
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