Director Forward Deployed Software Engineering

Director Forward Deployed Software Engineering US

New York

Indicium AI was Anthropic’s first European launch partner - and sits among a handful of organisations globally trusted by Anthropic to deploy Claude at enterprise scale. We are also one of the first four OpenAI partners in the UK, and Databricks Ventures has invested in our business and holds a seat on our board. Our engineers have access to the latest AI tools and models, partner technical teams, and early capability previews that the wider market does not.

We are deploying production AI systems into the world's most complex organisations across Financial Services, Energy, and Healthcare. We exist to make AI a genuine competitive advantage for our clients, not in a presentation but in production.

Software engineering is being fundamentally reshaped by AI. The organizations that move fastest to adopt AI native development practices - Claude Code across their engineering teams, agents embedded in their SDLC, new operating models for how engineers and AI tools work together - will have a decisive advantage. Most enterprises know this. Very few have the leadership to make it happen.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on building and scaling our Forward Deployed Software Engineering practice in the U.S. You will own the capability end to end - the quality of engagements, the playbooks that let it scale, the team you build, and the relationships you hold with clients and partners. This is a role for a true lifelong software engineer: someone who has built and shaped engineering teams, who has likely held CTO or VP Engineering roles, and who is now deeply passionate about how AI is transforming the discipline they have spent their career mastering.

You will work directly with client engineering leaders at the most senior level, with Anthropic partner teams, and with Indicium AI leadership to define the direction of our software engineering transformation practice.

• Lead, hire, and develop a high‑performing team of Forward Deployed Software Engineers - setting a high bar for engineering excellence, client instincts, and delivery quality
• Define and evolve the Indicium AI approach to AI native engineering transformation - covering Claude Code adoption, agentic SDLC tooling, engineering operating models, team structures, and best practice at scale
• Own the technical and operational bar for software engineering engagements - reviewing SOWs, shaping engagement architecture, and ensuring your team delivers lasting capability change in client organisations
• Manage hands‑on technical delivery in enterprise - you are comfortable moving fluidly between boardroom conversations with a CTO about engineering strategy and pairing with your team on a client codebase
• Build the playbooks, reference implementations, and repeatable patterns that turn one‑off transformation engagements into a scalable practice
• Develop vertical fluency across the team in Financial Services, Energy, and Healthcare - understanding the specific engineering constraints and compliance requirements of each sector
• Partner with Sales to shape pipeline, scope engagements, and identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts
• Work alongside Anthropic field teams on joint engagements - representing Indicium AI at the highest level
• Provide technical mentorship, conduct regular 1:1s, and invest in the career growth of each team member
• Be the external voice of Indicium AI’s software engineering transformation practice - through client relationships, partner engagement, and thought leadership

• 10+ years in software engineering with at least 4 years in senior engineering leadership - CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, or equivalent roles where you built and shaped teams
• A true lifetime software engineer - you have written production code across your career, led architecture decisions on complex systems, and built engineering cultures that ship
• Deep passion for how AI is transforming software engineering - you are already using AI native development tools and have a clear, informed view on where the discipline is…