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David Careers

Principal Forward Deployment Engineer

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fdeSeattle (WA)
Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsCustom Computer Programming Services

SENIORITY

Manager

SALARY

$297,000 per year

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About the role

Sets technical direction for agentic AI delivery across T-Mobile's Forward Deployment Engineering practice. Builds shared foundations, tackles the hardest technical problems and stays hands-on in production code. Requires 7–10+ years of production engineering, 3+ years deploying LLM systems and 2+ years on agentic or multi-agent systems; operates under CPNI/PII governance standards. Reports into Agentic Automation & FDE; travel required. A US carrier running an internal 'Forward Deployment Engineering' practice with a Principal IC band topping out near $297K base plus 20% bonus, and the role is measured on 'validated ROI across the FDE portfolio'. The FDE title is leaving the AI-lab bubble. Principal Forward Deployment Engineer at T-Mobile. Location: Bellevue, WA. Compensation: $164.5K-$296.7K base + 20% bonus target. Posted August 3, 2026.

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