Head of Forward Deployed Engineering

Build and lead the Forward Deployed Engineering DaaS organization, setting a clear vision, defining the operating model and scaling its impact across Snorkel’s Expert Data-as-a-Service workflows

Build, mentor, and motivate high performing teams, including cultivating skills and culture needed to consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and transformative impact.

Own and evolve the data pipeline components of the DaaS stack, including model-assisted labeling and data generation, quality estimation, and data-centric feedback loops that guide human input

Partner with customers - including research and engineering teams at Frontier AI Labs - to scope requirements for complex, novel AI datasets and translate needs into delivery-ready workflows

Develop robust systems for request intake, task orchestration, SLA tracking, and progress monitoring to ensure seamless execution and prevent critical delivery gaps

Collaborate cross-functionally with research and engineering teams to innovate, develop, and productionize HITL data generation methods, advanced quality techniques, and improve internal delivery tooling

Drive continuous improvement by developing reusable workflows, surfacing operational insights, and enabling the organization to scale faster while maintaining high quality

10+ years of experience in applied data or ML engineering roles, including 5+ years leading high-performing technical teams in hands-on management capacity

Demonstrated success in customer facing roles, with a strong enthusiasm for data pipelines and LLM-based workflows.

Proven track record of managing technical field teams in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments with competing priorities

Experience as a player-coach—comfortable being hands-on while supporting and scaling the team

Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with cross-functional stakeholders

Strong practical experience with LLM-based workflows, Python, SQL, and data tooling (e.g., pandas, Plotly, Streamlit, Dash)

Bonus: experience working with data annotation workflows or internal tooling for data delivery orgs

At Snorkel AI, we're building the future of data-centric AI. Our Expert Data-as-a-Service organization partners with world-class customers to solve some of the hardest data challenges — creating training and evaluation data that power the next generation of LLMs and AI systems. You'll work directly on projects that impact real production systems, while shaping how internal teams deliver faster, better, and more intelligently. This is a rare opportunity to found a function and have a broad, lasting impact across the company.

The base salary range for this role is $268,800 to $403,200. This position is also eligible for variable compensation and equity in the form of stock options, with final compensation determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

Be Your Best at Snorkel

Joining Snorkel AI means becoming part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidly—offering a unique combination of stability and the excitement of high growth. As a member of our team, you’ll have meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact our ongoing success. Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise, explore leadership opportunities, or learn new skills across multiple functions, you’re fully supported in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.

Snorkel AI is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Snorkel AI embraces diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Snorkel AI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, performance, merit, and business need.

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