
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager
Posted 2 days ago
The role in short
Lead a team of data engineers to design, code, and deploy production software solutions for clients within PwC's Tax practice.
The Opportunity
As a Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing innovative software solutions to drive digital transformation and enhance business performance. Within our Tax practice, you will leverage your technical experience and creative thinking to design, code, and test applications that revolutionize industries and deliver exceptional user experiences. As a Manager, you will motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way.
In this role, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will also develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same. By embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance your delivery and inspire your team to achieve excellence. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within our Tax practice, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Leading the development and deployment of innovative software solutions to drive digital transformation
- Managing client relationships and expectations to deliver exceptional user experiences
- Guiding teams in the design, coding, and testing of applications that enhance business performance
- Utilizing technical skills in API management and software development methodologies to optimize project outcomes
- Overseeing the integration of enterprise applications and confirming seamless functionality across systems
- Conducting code reviews and maintaining coding standards to uphold software quality
- Implementing continuous integration and delivery practices to streamline software development processes
- Analyzing system components to identify linkages and interactions for improved software architecture
- Mentoring team members to develop their skills and encourage professional growth
- Addressing and resolving conflicts or issues with clients and stakeholders to maintain project alignment
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Excelling in API Management and Application Development
- Demonstrating proficiency in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
- Utilizing Python and Scripting Languages for software solutions
- Applying analytical thinking to complex data engineering challenges
- Leading teams in software project management and planning
- Embracing change and fostering innovation in client support
- Mentoring junior staff in software engineering and development
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $266,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Prep for this interview
3 questions likely to come up at PwC, each matched to a line in this posting.
- 1Discovery and scoping
They wrote: “Addressing and resolving conflicts or issues with clients and stakeholders to maintain project alignment”
A senior executive and the hands-on team want different things. How do you handle it?
How to answer
Why they ask: Enterprise deployments have several stakeholders. Senior FDEs are expected to align them, not pick a side quietly.
- Meet each side to learn what they need and why
- Find the shared goal (usually the business metric the executive owns)
- Propose a plan that meets that goal and removes the team's biggest pain
- Get a written decision so the project doesn't stall later
Tip: Show that you get both views on the table early and tie the plan to the goal the executive owns.
- 2Integrations and APIs
They wrote: “Utilizing technical skills in API management and software development methodologies to optimize project outcomes”
Walk me through connecting our product to a customer's internal system that has no documentation.
How to answer
Why they ask: This happens weekly in the job. They want a calm, step-by-step method.
- Find who owns the system and get read access to a test environment
- Watch real traffic or logs to learn the data shapes
- Build a thin adapter with logging around every call
- Agree on how failures get reported, and who fixes what
Tip: Talk about finding the owner of the system first. The code is the easy part.
- 3Coding
They wrote: “Utilizing Python and Scripting Languages for software solutions”
Here's a CSV export from a customer. Write a script that cleans it and loads it into our API.
How to answer
Why they ask: Very close to real FDE work. They watch how you handle bad rows and failures.
- Read with a proper CSV parser; check the header first
- Validate each row and collect errors, not crash on the first one
- Send in batches with retries and a clear report at the end
- Write one or two quick tests for the parsing
Tip: Talk through edge cases out loud: encodings, missing fields, duplicates, rate limits.
Not the one? Get the next one by email
New roles land here every day. Pick what you want to hear about.
Want the job, not just the posting? Learn how FDEs work.
FDE Info is our free weekly newsletter for forward deployed engineers: tools, field notes from real deployments, and how FDE teams hire and pay.
Free. One email a week. Unsubscribe in one click.

