Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer — Hybrid AI

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

Job summary

Extreme Networks in Seattle, WA seeks a Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to join a hybrid, full-time team. The role involves direct customer work, complex production solutions, and architectural leadership across strong architectural practices.

You will design, implement, and stabilize production-grade software, collaborating with customer architects and product teams to scale platforms and improve features. The position emphasizes security, reliability, and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of software development lifecycle experience.
• Proficiency in multiple languages (Python/Java/Go/TypeScript/C++).

Responsibilities

• Shape cross-engagement technical strategy and standards across the FDE organization.
• Lead critical architecture and engineering decisions for complex customer solutions.
• Remain hands-on, writing production-quality software and solving high-risk problems.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex challenges across engagements.
• Identify recurring patterns and turn field learnings into reusable architectures and capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the FDE organization.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

TypeScript

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Math

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Extreme Networks in Seattle, WA seeks a Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to join a hybrid, full-time team. The role involves direct customer work, complex production solutions, and architectural leadership across strong architectural practices.

You will design, implement, and stabilize production-grade software, collaborating with customer architects and product teams to scale platforms and improve features. The position emphasizes security, reliability, and observability.