# Head of Forward Deployed Engineering at Mesh

- Company: Mesh
- What the company does: Mesh helps modern HR teams increase high-performer density through better continuous feedback, habit formation, and manager effectiveness. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://mesh.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $282K to $355K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mesh/jobs/5380179008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mesh-head-of-forward-deployed-engineering/

## About the role

Mesh is looking for an exceptional leader to build and scale our Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organization — a new function at the company, starting with you. We have a strong preference for someone who resides in the New York City area or San Francisco.

## What they're looking for

- Define the operating model: engagement shape, deployment cadence, scoping standards, and hiring bar
- Hire at least 2-3 senior and staff-level generalists this year placed close to the partner engineering team and timezone they support
- Be open to running the first engagement(s) yourself to prove the playbook, then scale it through the team
- Be the person a partner's VP of Engineering or CTO calls — run integration reviews, hold commitments, and turn stalled technical conversations into signed plans
- Assign named owners, not a rotating pool: one engineer or small pod per account, with a mapped executive sponsor
- Own the qualification bar. FDE is justified when integration is the bottleneck, the account can absorb a dedicated engineer, speed decides the deal, or the pattern generalizes to the next ten partners

Tags: Engineering