Principal Field Engineer

Exa Corporation

. Build flagship demos, sample apps, cookbooks and reference architectures showing Exa on real problems .

Posted 11/7/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $325,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building polished demos and sample applications, delivering technical workshops and webinars, and fostering developer communities. Proficient in communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences and collaborating with marketing on content creation.

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Hands-On Programming ExperienceTechnical Customer-Facing RoleExperience with LLMs and RAGStrong Communication SkillsExperience Speaking at Developer Conferences

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Hard Skills

Programming ExperienceDemo DevelopmentSample Application CreationTechnical Workshop DeliveryVideo Tutorial CreationCommunity BuildingSearch Quality KnowledgeAgent Use CasesTechnical Content CreationPublic Speaking

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationIndependent PrioritizationTeaching and Presenting

Industry Keywords

AI-Native CompanyAPIDeveloper-First CompanyTechnical CommunityDeveloper Advocacy

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build flagship demos, sample apps, cookbooks and reference architectures showing Exa on real problems
Design and deliver workshops, hands-on labs and technical webinars for prospects, customers and developer communities
Create video tutorials, self-paced courses and recorded labs for customers, developers and new Field Engineers
Represent Exa at conferences, meetups, hackathons, booth demonstrations and partner events
Start and run meetups and user groups in key cities and grow a developer community
Serve as the subject-matter expert on Exa products, search quality, evaluations and agent use cases
Join key deals and customer escalations when Solutions Architects and Forward Deployed Engineers need deeper expertise
Turn product launches into demos, talk tracks and competitive positioning
Partner with Marketing on technical content, blog posts and pipeline-generating events
Communicate developer feedback, blockers and competitor activity to Product
Travel to events, customers and Exa's San Francisco headquarters

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of hands-on programming experience
Ability to build polished demos and sample applications from scratch quickly
4+ years in a technical customer-facing role (solutions architect, sales engineer, developer advocate or similar)
Experience ideally at an AI-native, API or developer-first company
Track record of teaching and presenting to technical audiences through talks, workshops, webinars, video tutorials or community events
Strong communication skills for technical and executive audiences
Ability to set priorities independently without a segment or quota
Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, including internationally
Experience speaking at developer conferences, running meetups or building technical communities (preferred)
Experience with LLMs, RAG or agents and knowledge of retrieval and search quality (preferred)
Public body of work such as open-source projects, technical blog posts, talks or videos (preferred)
Ability to work in the United States; international visa sponsorship is available

Benefits

Comp & perks

Offers equity
Premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Fertility benefits
Monthly wellness stipend
Visa sponsorship for international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3)