Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
View job →FDE jobs at Anthropic
AI safety and research company building reliable, interpretable, steerable AI systems and deploying Claude through products and partnerships.
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI / Foundation Models
10 postings, 3 new in the last 30 days5 metrosmedian of posted base ranges $314,000
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How Anthropic describes FDE work
Anthropic · US average
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
40% · avg 80%
Well below average
Remote
Postings that allow remote work
0% · avg 28%
Well below average
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
50% · avg 25%
Well above average
Travel
How often postings mention travel
60% · avg 41%
Well above average
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
100% · avg 86%
Above average
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
100% · avg 94%
Above average
0%50%100%
Anthropic’s postings describe production code far less often than the US average (40% vs 80%) and allow remote work less often (0% vs 28%).
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Pay at Anthropic
Across 10 posted ranges, Anthropic’s median sits above $189,000 for senior FDE postings in the US.
Posted base ranges in annual US dollars, from postings that state both ends, each counted at the middle of its range. Bonus, commission and equity are not counted. Compare pay across all Anthropic postings →
Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DCOn-site
$280,000–$320,000
View job →Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI, Science & Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
View job →Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
View job →Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
View job →$320,000–$405,000
View job →Plans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
View job →Proves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
View job →$215,000–$300,000
View job →Proves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
View job →5 of 10 build what the customer runs.
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Anthropic's FDE postings combine production AI work with customer deployment leadership.
Anthropic's current FDE postings range from engineers who build production applications in customer systems to deployment leads who own delivery plans, architecture discussions, and executive coordination. The title does not determine the balance.
The Forward Deployed Engineer role describes production applications with Claude models, including MCP servers, sub-agents, and agent skills, alongside deployment support and work with Post-Sales, Product, and Engineering. The Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech role advises customers on Claude API architecture, develops pilots and evaluation suites, leads workshops and code reviews, and coordinates with sales, product, engineering, and Applied AI Architects. The Technical Deployment Lead role owns delivery from statement of work through production deployment, including technical discovery, MVP definition, scope, risk, and executive stakeholders.
Before applying, ask whether the role builds production code, leads delivery, or combines both. Confirm the office requirement, customer travel, deployment stage, and whether the listed annual range is salary or OTE for that role. See FDE roles across companies.
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