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Forward Deployed Engineer

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$118,100–$202,730USRemoteSenior

Leads and scales an AI-enabled SDLC practice for regulated-industry clients, combining enterprise architecture, platform engineering, practice leadership, and client delivery.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$118K–$203KBelow the median

The work

Integrates and configures it

Balance

  1. Mostly building
  2. Mixed
  3. Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

  1. Pre-sales
  2. Proof of concept
  3. Implementation
  4. Operations (not covered)

Travel Required, amount not stated

Coding
Writes production code
Builds for
Both
Level
Staff+
Role
Technical lead

What they ask for

Experience

  • 10+ yearssoftware development, engineering, or technology consulting
  • 5+ yearsleadership

Background

  • Software engineering
  • Consulting

Tools

  • LLMs
  • RAG
  • agentic solutions
  • prompt engineering
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • feature stores
  • model gateways
  • HIPAA

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Who you build for: Both9%
  • Responsibility level: Staff+16%
  • Covers pre-sales24%
  • Fully remote29%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

  • Build and scale the AI SDLC offering and lead its technical practice.
  • Design cloud-agnostic enterprise AI platforms, reference architectures, and governance frameworks.
  • Translate regulatory requirements into engineering patterns and controls.
  • Deliver platform MVPs and architectural proofs of concept with small teams.

What you’ll bring

  • 10+ years in software development, engineering, or technology consulting.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience.
  • Hands-on experience designing and building agentic solutions and prompt engineering.
  • Deep knowledge of SDLC, DevOps, AWS/Azure/GCP, and AI/ML technologies including LLMs and RAG.

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
$118,100–$202,730
Pay details

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $118,100.00 - $202,730.00. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.

Location
US
Work arrangement
Remote
Remote work restrictions
Must live in the United States.
Travel
Travel required, amount not stated
Experience requirements
  • 10+ years: software development, engineering, or technology consulting (required)
  • 5+ years: leadership (required)