This role pays more than
75%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$230,125
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$231k
versus about
$202k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About T-Mobile
T-Mobile US is the second-largest wireless carrier in the United States, providing wireless voice, messaging, and data services under the T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands. Industry: Wireless Telecommunications
T-Mobile currently has
21 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$127,800–$214,360
across 21 roles with salary data.
Principal Forward Deployment Engineer
As a Principal Forward Deployment Engineer, you will serve as the technical foundation for the Forward Deployment Engineering practice by setting the direction for agentic AI delivery across all domains. You will tackle complex technical challenges, build shared components and standards, and develop architectural approaches to ensure consistent quality and performance. This hands-on role involves writing and reviewing production code while shaping broader AI strategy alongside platform and infrastructure leadership. You will utilize Python, Go, TypeScript, or Java to build systems involving RAG, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, and hallucination mitigation. The role requires expertise in cloud-native deployment using AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and vector databases. You will solve problems related to delivering reliable, scalable agentic AI solutions while ensuring strict adherence to data security and privacy standards like CPNI and PII within a regulated environment.