deloitteusBuilds what the customer runs
Agentic AI Engineer, Senior - Anthropic/Claude
Multiple US offices
$122,000–$240,500
Forward deployed engineering in the US: pay, companies and locations
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Pay, kind of work and location, read from each employer posting and updated daily.
What the postings say
- 2,412 of 3,194 postings involve writing production code, including jobs whose main work is integrating, pre-sales or leading a team.
- 2,349 of 3,194 postings (73.5%) are read as senior roles.
- 831 of 3,194 postings (26.0%) record on-site work.
Kinds of FDE work
Builds what the customer runs1,755 postings
Browse all jobs →Writes the production code that runs in the customer’s own system. Employers often call this Forward Deployed Engineer or Forward Deployed Software Engineer.
Plans what the customer deploys first297 postingsDecides what a customer rolls out first and how they adopt it. Employers often call this Deployment Strategist.
Integrates and configures it421 postingsConnects and configures the product so a customer can use it. Employers often call this Implementation Engineer or Solutions Architect.
Proves it works before the sale52 postingsShows a customer the product works before they buy. Employers often call this Sales Engineer or Solutions Engineer.
Keeps customers running after launch30 postingsKeeps customers using the product after launch and grows the account. Employers often call this Customer Success Engineer.
Builds for teams inside the company511 postingsDeploys the product and builds tools for teams inside the company. Employers often call this Platform Engineer or Internal Tools Engineer.
Leads the deployment team128 postingsLeads the engineers who do this work. Employers often call this Head of Forward Deployed Engineering.
Where the jobs are
SF Bay Area977New York metro872Washington, DC area385Seattle area203Chicago182Boston area160Dallas–Fort Worth156Los Angeles147Remote (US)628
Every location and search →Companies hiring the most
Companies where FDE jobs are more senior than mostCompanies where FDE jobs work with outside customers more than mostCompanies where FDE jobs write more production code than mostCompanies where FDE jobs include less pre-sales than mostCompanies where FDE jobs involve less travel than mostCompanies where FDE jobs are less often remote than most
Companies that just started hiring Forward Deployed Engineers
All companies →Recent postings with pay
$111,840–$139,800
verawholehealthBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Engineer, Transformation Engineering
USRemote
$131,243–$196,865
nvidia (eightfold)Plans what the customer deploys first
Senior Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
US · city not listed
$184,000–$356,500
citi (eightfold)Builds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships
Jersey City, NJ
$142,320–$213,480
sumeru-equity-partnersBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Operating Principal
San Mateo, CAOn-site
$320,000–$360,000
Your experience
Solutions and customer engineering
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What to show from integration and data work.
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What is a forward deployed engineer?
Forward deployed engineers build and run software with the customer who uses it, instead of handing a finished product over. This site holds 3,194 such postings from 1,293 US employers.
What kinds of FDE work are there?
7 kinds appear in these postings. 1,755 build what the customer runs, the most of any kind, and 30 keep customers running after launch, the fewest.
What do these jobs pay?
2,378 of 3,194 postings state a pay figure. The median is $194,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 876 companies. Compare FDE salaries.
Where are the jobs?
SF Bay Area has the most postings with 977. 628 postings allow remote work from the US.
How many companies are hiring?
1,293 companies have a current posting. Deloitte US has the most with 79.
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