Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Extreme Networks

. Work directly with customer technical teams to understand their workflows, systems, data, technical constraints, and desired outcomes .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software development, including design, implementation, and deployment of production-quality solutions. Proficient in collaborating with technical teams and customers to integrate systems and automate workflows while ensuring production readiness.

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Software Development LifecycleProficiency in Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, C#, or C++APIs and IntegrationsCloud-Based Software SystemsTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentProduction-Quality SoftwareAutomated TestingCI/CDInfrastructure-as-CodeDebugging Complex IssuesData ConnectorsIntegration SolutionsTechnical DocumentationObservability Implementation

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCollaboration with CustomersProblem-SolvingTechnical Decision-MakingAmbiguity Management

Tools & Technologies

Extreme's Products and PlatformsCloud InfrastructureDeployment Automation ToolsMonitoring ToolsLogging Systems

Industry Keywords

Computer ScienceComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMathematicsDistributed Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaPythonTypeScriptC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work directly with customer technical teams to understand their workflows, systems, data, technical constraints, and desired outcomes
Collaborate with customers and other FDEs to design and deliver production solutions using Extreme's products and platforms
Own significant technical components or workstreams from design and implementation through deployment and production readiness
Write production-quality software, including applications, agents, APIs, integrations, data connectors, tools, skills, workflows, and automation
Integrate Extreme's products and platforms with customer systems, data sources, APIs, identity systems, infrastructure, and operational workflows
Build and maintain automated tests, AI evaluations, deployment automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code
Implement logging, monitoring, tracing, and other production observability
Diagnose and resolve complex issues across software, data, integrations, networking, infrastructure, and AI components
Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews and contribute to technical decisions
Support production deployment and stabilization and ensure components meet production-readiness requirements
Create technical documentation, deployment guidance, and operational runbooks
Identify reusable components, integrations, tools, skills, automation, and engineering patterns
Identify platform gaps and define new feature requirements with Product teams
Contribute to engineering standards, technical practices, and knowledge sharing across the FDE organization
Serve as technical lead for complex customer engagements from discovery and architecture through implementation, deployment, and production readiness
Provide technical leadership to other engineers on the engagement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience across the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production operations
Strong hands-on software development experience with proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, C#, or C++
Experience building and operating distributed, cloud-based, or enterprise software systems
Experience with APIs, integrations, data, containers, and modern software deployment practices
Experience debugging complex software or systems issues and delivering production-quality solutions
Demonstrated ability to work effectively through ambiguous technical problems and drive engineering work to completion
Experience collaborating directly with customers, partners, or external technical teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to travel to customer sites as required by the engagement
Work authorization in the United States; employer cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa, including H-1B visas, at this time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based bonus
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible work schedules
Work-from-home opportunities where role permits
Paid time off, including open time off in eligible markets and statutory leave in all markets
Paid holidays in accordance with local practice
Retirement savings programs, including 401K matching in the United States
Employee Stock Purchase Program, where eligible
Adoption assistance and fertility treatment support, where eligible
Flexible spending accounts, where eligible
Employee assistance program
Tuition reimbursement, where eligible
Life and disability insurance