Snorkel AI · 1 hour ago
Head of Forward-Deployed Engineering, DaaS
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $330K/yr
7+ years expSnorkel AI is on a mission to help enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. The Head of Forward-Deployed Engineering will build and lead the FDE team, ensuring high-quality datasets for AI initiatives while collaborating with customers and cross-functional stakeholders to define quality standards and improve data pipelines.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingEnterprise SoftwareMachine Learning
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in applied data or ML engineering roles, including 2+ 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)
Preferred
Bonus: experience working with data annotation workflows or internal tooling for data delivery orgs
Benefits
Equity in the form of employee stock options
Company
Snorkel AI
Snorkel AI is an AI platform that accelerates data labeling by using machine learning for faster model training.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$235.25MKey Investors
Accenture VenturesAdditionQBE Ventures
2025-08-06Series Unknown
2025-05-29Series D· $100M
2024-01-23Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Alexander Ratner
Co-Founder and CEO
Henry Ehrenberg
Co-Founder
Recent News
SV Angel
2025-12-02
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