Senior Principal Forward-Deployed Engineer (Hybrid)

Extreme Networks; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Extreme Networks is seeking a Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer in Seattle. This hybrid, full-time role will place you at the frontier of intelligent networking, AI, automation, and cloud technologies, working directly with strategic customers to design, build, validate, and deploy high-impact solutions.

You will lead senior technical directions while staying hands-on, tackling complex problems, and shaping reusable architectures across multiple engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years across the software development lifecycle including architecture and production operations.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, C# or C++.
• Experience architecting complex production systems in AI, automation, data, networking, or cloud infra.
• Ability to solve highly ambiguous, cross-system technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Shape cross-engagement technical strategy and standards across FDE.
• Lead architecture decisions for complex customer solutions spanning apps, AI, data, APIs, and networks.
• Remain hands-on, writing production-quality software and solving high-risk problems.
• Serve as senior technical escalation point for FDE engagements.
• Turn field learnings into reusable architectures and features for Extreme's products.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the team.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

TypeScript

C++

C#

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Agent frameworks

CI/CD

Cloud orchestration

Job description

Extreme Networks is seeking a Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer in Seattle. This hybrid, full-time role will place you at the frontier of intelligent networking, AI, automation, and cloud technologies, working directly with strategic customers to design, build, validate, and deploy high-impact solutions.

You will lead senior technical directions while staying hands-on, tackling complex problems, and shaping reusable architectures across multiple engagements.