
Principal Engineer – Forward Deployment Engineering
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $320,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Hands-on Execution: Design and Ship production grade agentic solutions tailored specifically for high-velocity GTM motions
- Rapid Prototyping: Transition from ambiguous business problems to functional AI Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) within 1–2 week sprint cycles
- Process Discovery: Embed directly with Sales, Service, and Marketing leaders to deconstruct high-friction manual workflows ripe for AI-driven transformation
- Strategic Integration: Architect the flow between LLMs and the GTM stack (Salesforce, Clay, Snowflake) with a 'Golden Record' mindset to ensure data integrity at scale
- ROI Modeling: Translate technical metrics into business outcome driven metrics
- Architectural Resilience: Act as the domain expert for complex synchronization challenges, ensuring GTM systems are built for concurrency, scale, and reliability
Requirements
- Expert in CRM APIs (Salesforce) and modern data tools (Clay, Nooks, etc.)
- Proven track record of building within complex enterprise software, such as custom quoting engines (CPQ) or deep CRM internals (Apex, LWC)
- Design event-driven, asynchronous architectures maintaining data integrity across fragmented systems.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits programs
- Cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible)
- Opportunities for a healthy lifestyle with flexibility
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI Proof-of-ConceptsCRM APIsevent-driven architectureasynchronous architecturedata integritycustom quoting enginesApexLWCproduction grade solutionsROI modeling
Soft Skills
hands-on executionstrategic integrationprocess discoverycollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science