# Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

Hiring organization: [Labelbox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/labelbox)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cdd4b742-43f8-4523-8bb0-bb9a6a37a2cb

Listed on Labelbox's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 190000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

Lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who design data pipelines and measurement systems for frontier AI models, balancing hands-on technical coaching with people management and delivery accountability. This role suits experienced technical managers or senior engineers ready to step into leadership while staying deeply involved in scoping, pipeline design, and quality standards.

_Our summary, not Labelbox's wording._

## Skills named

Reinforcement Learning

## Required

- Forward-deployed or equivalent technical/delivery management background
- Technical fluency in frontier data, RL environments, data pipelines, and quality evaluation
- Strong judgment on data utility and translating customer requirements into technical plans
- Track record developing people and giving direct feedback
- High quality standards balanced with ability to ship on ambitious timelines
- Comfort in ambiguous, fast-scaling environments
- Ability to manage multiple people and projects simultaneously

## Nice to have

- Direct experience with RLHF, reinforcement learning, evaluation work, or LLM-as-judge systems
- Experience working with forward-deployed engineers or solutions teams
- Experience building onboarding programs or instruction systems
- Experience scaling teams and operating processes in high-growth environments

Apply on Labelbox's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/labelbox/jobs/5158989007