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Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Sep 04, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Acting as a senior technical authority, the full-time Principal Forward Deployed Engineer will lead enterprise modernization efforts, tackle systemic architecture challenges, and design high-stakes AI and Kubernetes deployments while working remotely.

Key Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary technical authority bridging engineering, product management, and enterprise customer architects
  • Architect and validate production-grade Kubernetes topologies for mission-critical deployments
  • Lead technical migration strategies for transitioning legacy systems to cloud-native environments
Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure and distributed systems
  • Proven ability to engage with C-suite stakeholders while remaining hands-on in production code
  • Expertise in Kubernetes, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), and GitOps architecture
  • Extensive experience with AI inferencing pipelines and virtualized GPU environments
  • Demonstrated success in migrating complex enterprise monoliths to cloud-native architectures

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