Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Summary
Lead Forward Deployed Engineers at MongoDB set technical strategy for the FDE team, guide multiple engagements, and ensure scalable, high-stakes solutions across teams and quarters.
Lead Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) are the most senior technical leaders in the FDE organization. They own the overall technical strategy for the FDE domain, not just individual engagements, and are accountable for how the entire function operates, scales, and improves over time. They set direction across multiple concurrent engagements, teams, and quarters, and are the technical voice the organization relies on when stakes, ambiguity, or cross-functional complexity are highest. This role si…