Labelbox FDE

Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

  • Location San Francisco Bay Area
  • Seniority manager
  • Posted 2026-06-08

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role details

Leads and grows a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who own the technical side of customer data programs.

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data labelingworkflow automationquality control systemsannotation toolsAI developmentpipeline designtechnical leadershippeople leadership

Excerpt from the original posting

Shape the Future of AI 

At Labelbox, we're building the critical infrastructure that powers breakthrough AI models at leading research labs and enterprises. Since 2018, we've been pioneering data-centric approaches that are fundamental to AI development, and our work becomes even more essential as AI capabilities expand exponentially.

About Labelbox 

We're the only company offering three integrated solutions for frontier AI development:

- Enterprise Platform & Tools : Advanced annotation tools, workflow automation, and quality control systems that enable teams to produce high-quality training data at scale

- Frontier Data Labeling Service : Specialized data labeling through Alignerr, leveraging subject matter experts for next-generation AI models

- Expert Marketplace : Connecting AI teams with highly skilled annotators and domain experts for flexible scaling

Why Join Us 

- High-Impact Environment : We operate like an early-stage startup, focusing on impact over process. You'll take on expanded responsibilities quickly, with career growth directly tied to your contributions.

- Technical Excellence : Work at the cutting edge of AI development, collaborating with industry leaders and shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

- Innovation at Speed : We celebrate those who take ownership, move fast, and deliver impact. Our environment rewards high agency and rapid execution.

- Continuous Growth : Every role requires continuous learning and evolution. You'll be surrounded by curious minds solving complex problems at the frontier of AI.

- Clear Ownership : You'll know exactly what you're responsible for and have the autonomy to execute. We empower people to drive results through clear ownership and metrics.

The role

The FDE Manager leads and grows the team of Forward Deployed Engineers who own the high-level technical side of our customer data programs. FDEs scope tasks, design the pipelines and measurement that turn a customer's goal into a training signal, write the instructions that guide Alignerrs, and work out what each customer actually needs from their data. The FDE Manager owns the people who do that work — their craft, their growth, and how they're deployed across domains and customers — and is accountable for the technical quality and consistency of what the team produces.

This role sits at the intersection of people leadership, technical depth, and delivery quality. The FDE Manager must understand the technical substance of our…

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