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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
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01Overview
What is a Forward Deployed Engineer?
A Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) is an engineer who works inside a customer's environment, building and shipping AI systems on their stack rather than on the vendor's roadmap. The role was popularized by Palantir and has been adopted across AI-native companies: you scope the problem with the customer, write production code against their data, and carry what you learn back into the product. It differs from an AI Solutions Engineer in ownership. Solutions Engineers support a sale; FDEs own delivery, often embedding with one account for months. Listings ask for strong general engineering, comfort with ambiguity, and unusual tolerance for customer-facing work.
As of July 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 32 open Forward Deployed Engineer positions across 19 companies. The median advertised salary is $165K–$240K per year (based on 19 listings with disclosed pay). 16% of roles are remote. The most active employers are Databricks, Brex, Cloudflare.
Full Forward Deployed Engineer salary data02At a glance
Role overview
- Top companies hiring
- Common skills
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- Remote availability
- 16% remote
- Salary range
- $100K – $330K
03Open roles
All Forward Deployed Engineer positions
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Software Engineer, Forward Deployed AI
RampForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer
TwilioForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer – Agentic AI
SolvdForward Deployed EngineerMid
Application *Solvd Inc. is a rapidly growing AI-native consulting and technology services firm delivering enterprise transformation across* *cloud, data, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. We work with industry-leading organizations to design, build, and operationalize technology solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.* *Following the acquisition of* *Tooploox, a premier AI and product development company, Solvd now offers true* *end-to-end delivery—f
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
CloudflareForward Deployed EngineerSenior
General AI
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
PostmanForward Deployed EngineerSenior
General AI
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AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer)
DatabricksForward Deployed EngineerMid
AI Sales / GTM
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AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer)
DatabricksForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
DatabricksForward Deployed EngineerSenior
Data Scientist
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
DatabricksForward Deployed EngineerSenior
Data Scientist
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Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
DatabricksForward Deployed EngineerStaff
Data Scientist
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Forward Deployed Engineer – Agents & Apps Agentic Builders Experience team
AdobeForward Deployed EngineerMid
AI Agent
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Forward-Deployed Engineer
VercelForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward-Deployed Engineer
VercelForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
CloudflareForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
AssemblyAIForward Deployed EngineerSenior
Conversational AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI
Scale AIForward Deployed EngineerMid
Generative AI
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Sr Staff ML Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
Scale AIForward Deployed EngineerSenior
Generative AI
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
MintlifyForward Deployed EngineerSenior
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer - backend - python
KinxshnForward Deployed EngineerMid
AI · llm · ai agent
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Forward Deployed Engineer
LivekitForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
Snorkel AIForward Deployed EngineerMid
Generative AI
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Engineering: Senior Customer Forward Deployed Engineer
AmplitudeForward Deployed EngineerSenior
General AI
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Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
BrexForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
BrexForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
BrexForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
BrexForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer
FarosForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer
E2bForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
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Forward Deployed Engineer
LivekitForward Deployed EngineerMid
General AI
04Common questions
Frequently asked
What is a Forward Deployed Engineer?
A Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) is an engineer who works inside a customer's environment, building and shipping AI systems on their stack rather than on the vendor's roadmap. The role was popularized by Palantir and has been adopted across AI-native companies: you scope the problem with the customer, write production code against their data, and carry what you learn back into the product. It differs from an AI Solutions Engineer in ownership. Solutions Engineers support a sale; FDEs own delivery, often embedding with one account for months. Listings ask for strong general engineering, comfort with ambiguity, and unusual tolerance for customer-facing work.
How many Forward Deployed Engineer jobs are available?
As of July 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 32 open Forward Deployed Engineer positions across 19 companies, updated daily.
What is the average Forward Deployed Engineer salary?
The median advertised Forward Deployed Engineer salary is $165K–$240K per year, based on 19 listings with disclosed pay.
Are Forward Deployed Engineer jobs remote?
16% of the Forward Deployed Engineer roles currently tracked on AgenticCareers are remote.
Which companies are hiring Forward Deployed Engineers?
The most active employers hiring Forward Deployed Engineers right now are Databricks, Brex, Cloudflare.
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