At HackerRank, our mission is to change the world to value skills over pedigree. Thousands of companies use our AI-powered platform to hire next-gen developers based on what they can do, not just what’s on their resume. We’ve powered 300M+ code runs and built a global community of 26M+ developers.

We’ve entered a new era of software development where humans and AI build together. This changes everything- from how developers grow to how companies hire and upskill tech talent. We’re embracing this shift head-on and reinventing our products to meet the moment.

We’re a high-performing, mission-driven team that truly, madly, deeply cares about what we do. We don’t see velocity and quality as tradeoffs; both matter. If you take pride in high-impact work and thrive in a driven team, HackerRank is where you belong.

HackerRank is scaling its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function globally. We are hiring a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (Global) to set the strategy, standards, and execution bar for this team. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will lead the global FDE function, directly manage FDEs in the U.S., and partner closely with regional GMs in EMEA and APAC.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of FDEs that lead customer engagements (pre- and post-sales) to define and deliver solutions.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to shape solutions that solve real customer problems.
• Work with Product and Engineering to incorporate customer-specific solutions into the product roadmap.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities.
• Elevate how we run demos, proofs of concept, and onsite engagements.
• Build repeatable playbooks, delivery standards, and best practices to move fast at scale.

Who you are

• A seasoned technical leader with 8+ years in engineering, solutions engineering, or technical delivery, and 2+ years leading high-performing technical teams.
• Obsessed with operating alongside the team, reviewing designs, challenging assumptions, and stepping in when problems get ambiguous or high-stakes.
• Highly experienced in leading customer-facing technical teams where success depends on credibility, clarity, and execution, not scripts or handoffs.
• Fluent across engineering and business contexts, you can debate architecture with engineers and align outcomes with sales, product, and customer leaders.
• Excellent presenter and communicator who can modulate the message across both technical and non-technical audiences.

Even better if you have

• Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Technical Consultant.
• Background in developer tools, HR tech, or API-first SaaS platforms.
• Experience working in globally distributed or matrixed teams.

You will thrive in this role if

• You enjoy building teams, systems, and standards from the ground up.
• Ambiguity energizes you, especially in fast-moving environments.
• You hold high standards for ownership and quality, with a bias toward action and urgency.

We work across a modern, scalable tech stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Go, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, and Postgres. Our engineering team builds products that directly impact how developers get discovered, evaluated, and hired globally. We're currently building next-gen developer workflows using AI; think intelligent auto-scoring, AI-powered question generation, and adaptive skill insights. We’re also reimagining core experiences across assessments, interviews, and candidate engagement to make hiring faster, fairer, and more human.