Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to join a leading enterprise AI and data technology organization. The Principal Forward Deployed Engineer will serve as the senior technical authority on strategic customer initiatives, helping enterprise clients design, deploy, and scale AI solutions that securely connect intelligent applications to governed business data. This is a fully remote, full-time opportunity working Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with up to 25% travel for key customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and discovery engagements with enterprise stakeholders to evaluate AI objectives, data landscapes, governance requirements, and agent enablement strategies.

• Define solution scope, technical success criteria, security controls, and deployment roadmaps for complex AI and data integration initiatives.

• Develop executive-level architecture recommendations and present technical strategies, risks, and tradeoff analyses to senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders.

• Design scalable AI connectivity frameworks leveraging MCP, semantic context models, governed access controls, OAuth authentication, auditability, and enterprise data integrations.

• Create reusable implementation standards, reference architectures, and deployment patterns while mentoring engineering teams and influencing product direction through customer insights.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect, Principal Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar role within AI, data platform, or enterprise SaaS environments.

• Proven track record delivering production-ready AI applications, including experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LLM-powered systems, and agent-based architectures.

• Exceptional customer-facing communication skills with the ability to engage architects, technical teams, business leaders, and executive stakeholders.

• Hands-on expertise with MCP, RBAC, OAuth 2.x, API integrations, enterprise data platforms, SQL, ETL processes, and multi-source connectivity solutions.

• Demonstrated ability to combine deep technical engineering knowledge with strategic consulting, architecture leadership, and mentorship responsibilities.

Compensation

Salary Range: $175,000 - $240,000 annually

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K

Application Details:

Posting Date: 08/07/2026

Application Deadline: 09/07/2026

Keywords: Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, FDE, Solutions Architect, Principal Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Enterprise Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, MCP, Model Context Protocol, RAG, Retrieval Augmented Generation, LLM, Machine Learning, Semantic Context, Semantic Modeling, Data Integration, SaaS, Enterprise SaaS, Cloud Architecture, RBAC, Role-Based Access Control, OAuth, OAuth 2.1, Security Architecture, Governance, Audit Trails, APIs, SQL, ETL, CDC, ODBC, JDBC, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, Customer-Facing Engineering, Technical Leadership, AI Deployment, Multi-Tenant Architecture, Remote Engineering, Enterprise Data Platforms, AI Solutions Architecture, Executive Communication, Solution Design, Data Connectivity, Agent Orchestration, Production AI Systems, Reference Architectures, Enterprise Security, Cloud Technology

#LI-HB1

#LI-REMOTE