Forward Deployed Engineering Principal

We are PMG

PMG, a global independent platform company engineered for impact, integrates business strategy, media, creative, and data within a single operating model powered by our proprietary operating system, Alli. With more than 1,000 employees, PMG partners with brands including Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora, and Whole Foods. Our work has earned top industry honors, including Cannes Lions and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, and PMG has won 40+ workplace culture awards, including being the only company to rank among Ad Age’s Best Places to Work for 11 consecutive years.

Who You Will Be Working With

You’ll be part of PMG’s Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team of senior, customer-facing engineers that operate at the intersection of business problems, technology, and platform innovation.

FDE partners deeply with priority customers, Vertical leaders, Client Strategy, Analytics, Product, and Engineering to solve complex, high-impact challenges that don’t fit standard playbooks. The team builds custom technical solutions, within the PMG Operating System (Alli), sometimes integrating with Alli from a sandbox environment, and sometimes outside the platform entirely.  Remaining focused on driving meaningful business outcomes and shaping what becomes scalable over time.

This is a small, senior group designed for depth over breadth, operating where clarity is earned through execution, not documentation.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Forward Deployed Engineering Principal, you will operate as a senior individual contributor with enterprise-level influence. Your work will center on solving real customer business problems through technology, not maintaining or extending a predefined product roadmap.

• Partner deeply with priority customers and PMG leadership to understand material business challenges, constraints, and opportunities.
• Translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical approaches and working solutions.
• Design and deliver custom technical solutions across data, measurement, workflows, mobile, and platform integrations.
• Operate hands-on in solution design and build, using modern tools, AI-assisted coding, and best practices to move quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Advise customers and internal teams on feasibility, tradeoffs, and technical direction.
• Identify patterns, learnings, and approaches that can inform reusable accelerators or future platform capabilities.
• Influence product and platform evolution by feeding validated insights back into PMG’s broader technology ecosystem.
• Support high-impact moments such as strategic pitches, QBRs, and new business efforts where technical clarity materially changes the outcome.
• Use AI, automation, and technology to elevate the quality and efficiency of work, streamline processes, and enable faster, more informed decision-making in your role.

What You’ll Bring

We’re not looking for a traditional software engineer profile. We’re looking for someone who is technically fluent, business-curious, and comfortable building in ambiguity.

You’ll be successful in this role if you bring:

• Strong technical literacy and the ability to design, evaluate, and build solutions without needing to be the deepest specialist in any single language or framework.
• Experience solving real business problems with technology, not just implementing predefined requirements.
• Comfort working across systems, data flows, APIs, and platforms, including modern cloud and measurement environments.
• 8+ year experience in customer-facing or consultative technical roles (e.g., forward deployed engineering, solutions architecture, technical consulting, sales engineering, or similar).
• The ability to reason about tradeoffs, feasibility, and risk when the “right answer” isn’t obvious.
• A bias toward execution: you’re comfortable moving from problem to prototype to production quickly.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted and agentic coding tools, and the judgment to use them effectively within standards and best practices.
• Strong communication skills, especially the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A track record of influencing decisions without direct authority.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and comfort operating where the path to value isn’t fully defined upfront.
• An understanding that reuse, scale, and platform contribution are earned through impact-not assumed at the start.

What We Offer

Performance-Based Rewards: Your impact should be part of your reward. This role is eligible for PMG’s annual bonus program-a standout part of our total compensation offering and an opportunity to share in our success. Bonus awards are informed by individual impact and performance, as well as team and company results, and are subject to applicable program terms.

Professional Development: Keep growing through learning and development programs, mentorship opportunities, and support for career advancement.

Generous Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge, connect with loved ones, and enjoy life outside work.

Parental Leave: Receive paid parental leave during life’s important family moments.

Retirement Benefits: Build for your future with competitive retirement benefits, including employer contributions or matching where applicable.

Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility and family-building benefits for eligible employees and their spouses or partners.

Healthcare: Choose from medical, dental, and vision coverage designed to support you and your family.

Pet Insurance: Access optional coverage for the four-legged members of your family.

Lifestyle Spending Account: Receive company-funded support for eligible health and well-being expenses.

Commuter Benefits: Access support for your commute where available.

Volunteering Opportunities: Receive eight paid hours each year to give back to your community.

AI Tools and Training: Access enterprise AI tools and ongoing training that helps PMGers use AI effectively, creatively, and responsibly.

Our benefits and compensation programs may vary by location and eligibility and are subject to applicable plan terms. We’ll share full details during the hiring process.

What Sets Us Apart

Being part of PMG means joining a company culture that’s unmatched in digital. We're dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients, delivering value, results, and innovation-which often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.

In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better, PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.