Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Engineering)
Core
Hands-on developer and systems architect embedding with customer engineering teams to ship secure enterprise AI workloads to production.
Role type
Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Engineering)
Builds
Custom middleware/plugins, automated deployment modules, and SDK wrappers for AI Gateway integration.
Domain
Cybersecurity, AI/LLM orchestration, multi-cloud infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, Go, TypeScript, C++, gRPC, REST, WebSockets, Envoy, Kong, LLM orchestration, prompt security, token optimization, model routing, vector databases, RAG architectures, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, AWS/GCP/Azure, OIDC, OAuth2, zero-trust networking
Preferred skills
Pair programming, raw code debugging, end-to-end ownership, enterprise architecture design, API integration debugging, product roadmap influence
Technologies
Python, Go, TypeScript, C++, gRPC, REST, WebSockets, Envoy, Kong, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, AWS, GCP, Azure
Responsibilities
Write production-grade code to integrate AI Gateway with microservices and API meshes; Build custom middleware/plugins for identity-aware policies and telemetry pipelines; Develop automated deployment modules and SDK wrappers; Optimize high-throughput, low-latency traffic paths; Lead Architectural Design Reviews with customer Principal Engineers and CISOs
Seniority
Senior Principal, hands-on IC
