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Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE joins the Frontier Company Engineering team to lead complex technical programs for strategic customers within a Forward Deployed Engineering model. Working in small, multidisciplinary teams alongside engineers, data scientists, and designers, you will manage the full customer journey from initial problem definition through co-engineering delivery of production-ready solutions. You will navigate ambiguity to align business needs with engineering solutions across AI, cloud, and data domains. Daily responsibilities include utilizing AI-assisted engineering practices and tools like VS Code, GitHub, and AI agents to accelerate development cycles and generate high-quality artifacts. The role requires expertise in AI/ML technologies, cloud architecture, and data engineering to solve complex problems for large organizations while cultivating reusable solution patterns and engineering playbooks to scale impact across the broader technical community.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $193000 from 169 postings across 37 companies.
Lead complex technical programs from initial problem definition through to final production delivery for strategic customers.
Embed directly with customer teams to align business needs with AI, cloud, and data engineering solutions.
Use AI tools across the software development lifecycle to accelerate requirements, generate artifacts, and drive flow of value.
Operate in engineering environments using VS Code, GitHub, and AI agents as primary surfaces for planning and documentation.
Navigate ambiguity by making technical decisions and managing risks with incomplete information in customer environments.
Develop reusable solution patterns, open-source assets, and engineering playbooks to scale impact across the organization.
Partner with multidisciplinary teams of engineers and data scientists to design and deliver AI-powered cloud solutions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
At least 3 years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (preferred).
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects (preferred).
At least 1 year of experience reading and/or writing code (preferred).
At least 1 year of experience in customer-facing technical roles such as consulting or solutions engineering (preferred).
Experience with AI/ML technologies, cloud architecture, data engineering, and using AI tools in software engineering workflows (preferred).
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