Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

We are seeking a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to modernize and expand a supply chain portal used to manage hardware logistics and shipment tracking for clients. You will assess the existing system, align with stakeholders, build high-impact improvements, and guide distributed delivery. Apply now.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current portal architecture and identify bottlenecks, UX friction, and workflow optimization opportunities
• Lead stakeholder discovery sessions and align requirements across logistics, hardware supply chain, and operations groups
• Design technical solutions and define API specifications to support shipment tracking and logistics visibility
• Build and ship high-impact features using internal frameworks and UI platforms such as Jetski
• Break down business needs into PRDs, user stories, and technical tasks for distributed execution
• Coordinate development with an engineering team in India and keep delivery unblocked
• Review code and enforce shared ownership and development standards across regions
• Improve integrations that support order fulfillment milestones and hardware logistics tracking for clients
• Establish scalable development practices to support US-based expansion of the portal ecosystem

Requirements

• 7+ years of Java development experience on enterprise web applications
• 3+ years of systems architecture or technical product engineering experience
• Team leadership experience coordinating delivery with offshore teams in India
• Project planning skills to translate business needs into PRDs, user stories, and API specs
• Strong REST API knowledge for secure cross-platform integrations
• Solid understanding of event-driven architectures and integration patterns
• Excellent communication skills for client-facing discovery and requirements alignment
• English proficiency: B2 Upper-Intermediate

Nice to have

• Experience with Jetski
• Experience with Partner Connect or partner portal frameworks
• Background in supply chain systems, order management systems, or hardware logistics
• Full-stack experience with TypeScript or JavaScript

Benefits

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn