Forward Deployment Engineering Manager

About Nebius: Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D. About Nebius Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D. The role Nebius builds the infrastructure serious AI teams run on - GPU clusters, inference runtimes, agent development environments, data pipelines - all of it purpose-built for the most demanding AI workloads. What we are now building is the ecosystem function that ensures the best AI companies choose to build on us, integrate with us, and stay. As Manager of Forward Deployed Engineering, you will lead a team of FDEs who sit at the intersection of solution architecture and hands-on engineering. You will set the technical bar, develop your team's craft, and ensure the work your team ships - integrations, reference architectures, and proofs of concept - is production-quality and strategically sound. You will also stay technically engaged: reviewing architectures, unblocking hard scoping problems, and occasionally prototyping yourself when the situation calls for it. You're welcome to work remotely in the United States. Your responsibilities will include People & Team Leadership Hire, develop, and retain a team of Forward Deployed Engineers across ecosystem focus areas: agentic, inference, infrastructure, and data . Set clear expectations for technical quality and partner engagement; coach engineers toward those standards. Run structured 1:1s, provide direct and actionable feedback, and own the growth of each person on your team. Build a team culture where moving fast and building well are not in tension. Partner with Recruiting to define what great looks like for FDE roles and actively source candidates from the AI builder community. Technical Oversight & Architecture Review and elevate the technical work your team produces - integration architectures, proofs of concept, reference patterns, and partner scoping assessments. Serve as a technical escalation point for complex partner engagements; step in hands-on when needed. Maintain a high bar for what goes into the reference architecture library - not just what works, but what should be emulated. Stay current with the AI tooling ecosystem so you can guide your team's technical judgment, not just their output. Ecosystem Presence Represent Nebius at hackathons, in open source communities, and at technical events. Build in public - demos, reference architectures, and integrations that establish Nebius as the platform serious AI builders choose. Stay current with the AI tooling ecosystem - you know what shipped last week and what it means for our stack. Platform focus areas Depending on your background an…