Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE Lead)

Published November 4, 2026 · Updated November 4, 2026

Pay not postedPittsburgh, PAOn-siteSeniorToday

This senior forward deployed engineering lead role calls for extensive software engineering and technical leadership experience, with ownership of production systems and large-scale delivery initiatives.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

Not posted

Median $191K

Typical US FDE payMiddle 50% of 2,418 postings$160K–$225K

The work

Builds what the customer runs

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What they ask for

Tools

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
semantic search
agent-based systems
backend services

Less common in FDE jobs

On-site36%
Individual contributor or manager: Technical lead45%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

Own production systems and large-scale delivery initiatives.
Build backend services, APIs, and scalable production systems.
Work across architecture, data, and platform layers.

What you’ll bring

Bring 14+ years of software engineering and technical leadership experience.
Hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or have equivalent experience.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of RAG, semantic search, and agent-based systems.

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