As a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work directly with early adopter customers to deploy JetBrains Central platform into complex enterprise environments and help them move from experimental AI usage to governed, scalable AI-native development
You will act as a trusted advisor to customer engineering teams and consulting partners, while also mentoring other Forward Deployed Engineers and helping with complex deployments. In this role, you will help establish best practices for enterprise AI adoption and influence how organizations implement AI-driven software development
This role is often a strong fit for engineers who have previously served as Principal or Staff Engineers, Heads of Engineering, CTOs, or Solutions Architects and who enjoy working directly with customers while staying deeply involved with complex technical systems
This role combines consulting, architecture, and hands-on engineering. Your work in the field will directly influence how our platform evolves and how enterprises adopt AI-driven development
You will work directly with the world’s most innovative companies — our client base includes 420 of the Fortune 500 — ensuring they maximize the value of their JetBrains investments
Deploy JetBrains Central platform into enterprise development environments, CI/CD systems, and internal developer platforms
Help organizations transition from ad-hoc AI experimentation to governed AI-native development workflows
Implement enterprise AI governance, including security policies, access management, and data privacy controls
Enable observability for AI-driven development to help organizations understand their AI usage and its impact on productivity, as well as their code-generation patterns
Design sustainable AI adoption strategies, including usage controls and cost visibility across multiple model providers
Integrate our cloud-based agent execution layer, allowing AI agents to run securely and at scale
Collaborate closely with JetBrains product teams to shape the platform based on real-world deployments and customer feedback
Create delivery frameworks and train JetBrains partners to deliver the desired scope of service
Mentor and support other Forward Deployed Engineers, sharing architectural expertise and helping to scale the team’s deployment practices
A consultant at heart who can communicate effectively with both engineers and technical leadership
Able to see the whole picture of the software development lifecycle across developer tools, infrastructure, APIs, and cloud systems
Experienced at integrating complex software systems into enterprise environments
Curious about the future of AI agents and AI-native software development
Comfortable working with early adopters and overcoming ambiguous technical challenges
Motivated to mentor other engineers and contribute to building a new technical discipline