Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Role Overview

• Define technical strategy for AI system design, multi-agent orchestration, and enterprise deployment across major customer engagements, including lighthouse implementations with strategic customers
• Partner with UiPath Product and Engineering teams to co-innovate and shape the roadmap for agentic automation based on field insights and customer needs
• Develop reference architectures for scalable, reusable AI deployments that become standards across FDE teams and customer implementations
• Lead governance and best-practice standardization for agent engineering, prompt management, and LLM operations across FDE teams
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and frameworks, determining applicability and integration strategies for UiPath's platform
• Create strategies to optimize solution performance, reduce hosting costs, and enhance security posture across customer environments
• Define and enforce best practices for AI system delivery, agent reliability, and production operations across FDE teams
• Lead lighthouse implementations with strategic customers, demonstrating new capabilities and delivery approaches
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple teams to improve scalability, quality, and delivery consistency
• Generate new technical and product ideas through co-innovation, synthesizing customer insights, field patterns, and industry trends
• Represent UiPath's technical practices and agent engineering expertise at conferences, customer briefings, and industry forums
• Establish mechanisms for capturing and disseminating field learnings that accelerate the FDE organization
• Define customer technology strategy across major engagements, ensuring alignment with business transformation objectives and measurable outcomes
• Build executive-level relationships with strategic customers, advising on AI and automation strategy
• Establish frameworks for quantifying and communicating business impact across customer engagements
• Work with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Customer Success) to address systemic customer needs and competitive gaps
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across regions and technical domains, coordinating with strategic customers on lighthouse implementations
• Connect field operations with Product Engineering, ensuring field insights inform product direction and co-innovation
• Resolve complex conflicts constructively, prioritizing UiPath's goals and customer outcomes
• Mentor Senior FDEs and emerging technical leaders in architectural thinking and customer engagement
• Facilitate discussions on technical standards and strategies across FDE teams, ensuring organizational alignment
• Provide feedback to leadership and proactively address challenges outside your direct responsibility

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated expertise in enterprise software delivery and customer-facing technical roles
• Deep expertise in LLM systems, including prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, and production deployment of agentic workflows
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript with experience building production-grade AI applications
• Proven track record of defining technical strategy and delivering complex, multi-system integrations that drive measurable business outcomes
• Experience leading lighthouse implementations or strategic technical initiatives with enterprise customers
• Demonstrated ability to influence product direction through field insights and co-innovation with product teams
• Excellence in technical communication with both technical and executive audiences, including experience presenting at conferences or industry forums
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and establishing technical standards across teams
• Willingness to travel to customer sites (up to 30-40%) and work directly in customer environments.

Tech Stack

• Python
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities