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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