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Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (10566)

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer leading complex customer engagements to design, build, validate, and deploy production solutions for intelligent networking, generative AI, and automation.

Role type

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (Technical Lead)

Builds

Production software, agents, applications, integrations, data connectors, APIs, tools, skills, workflows, automation, and supporting infrastructure for strategic customers.

Domain

Networking, Generative AI, Agentic Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Architecture & design, Python/Java/Go/TypeScript/C#/C++, AI/ML systems, Cloud infrastructure, Distributed systems, Networking, Security, Customer-facing technical leadership, Production operations, System integration

Preferred skills

Generative AI/Agentic systems, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent frameworks, Network management/telemetry, Container orchestration, Infrastructure-as-code, Enterprise identity & security

Technologies

Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, C#, C++, MCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Shape cross-engagement technical strategy and architecture; Lead critical architecture decisions for complex solutions; Write production-quality software and solve high-risk engineering problems; Serve as senior technical escalation point; Identify reusable patterns and platform gaps; Mentor engineers and raise technical bar.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership