Forward Deployed Engineer

Updated October 24, 2026

Pay not postedRemote, hiring in New York7w ago

Own technical success for a portfolio of enterprise customers, from onboarding and deployment through production application development and troubleshooting.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

Not posted

Median $188K

Typical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,748 postings$160K–$220K

The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance

Mostly building
Mixed
Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

Pre-sales (not covered)
Proof of concept (not covered)
Implementation
Operations

Coding: Writes production code
Builds for: Both
Level: Senior
Role: Individual contributor

What they ask for

Tools

JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
SQL
AWS
Azure
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes

Less common in FDE jobs

Who you build for: Both9%
Company stage: Early12%
Company size: About 51–200 people18%
Fully remote28%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

The job description from Superblocks

Posted by Superblocks on Sep 3, 2026

About Us

Superblocks is building the frontier platform that enables a billion non engineers to create software with AI. We are reinventing how enterprises build internal systems and redefining the future of SaaS. Our platform is powered by Clark, an AI agent backed by organizational memory that can explore company data and generate enterprise software within strict security, compliance, and execution boundaries.

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you'll own the technical success of a set of enterprise customers. You'll partner with platform administrators and application builders to deploy Superblocks, build production applications, solve complex technical challenges, and accelerate customer outcomes. As part of the team, you'll also contribute to onboarding, technical enablement, internal tooling, documentation, and product feedback.

What You'll Do

Own the technical onboarding and success for a set of enterprise customers
Guide customers on best practices and solution architecture
Partner with customer administrators to deploy and operate Superblocks in enterprise environments
Work directly with builders to design, build, and troubleshoot applications
Solve technical challenges across integrations, authentication, cloud infrastructure
Collect product feedback and work with Product Management to evolve the Superblocks platform
Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering to deliver customer outcomes in production
Build and maintain internal applications on Superblocks to improve our own operations,
Create technical documentation, implementation guides, and reusable solution patterns

What We're Looking For

Computer Science degree or equivalent technical experience
Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn quickly
Experience building software projects using modern programming languages and APIs
Excellent communication skills and an interest in working directly with customers
High ownership, curiosity, and the ability to thrive in fast-moving environments

Nice to Have:

Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or SQL
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, networking, or enterprise authentication
Experience in solutions engineering, technical support, consulting, or customer-facing engineering

If you’re excited to build the experience that can enable the next billion builders and AI-powered apps, let’s talk.

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About Superblocks

Enterprise platform lets business, data, and engineering teams build, govern, and deploy AI-generated internal applications on private company systems.

Series A · 50–100 people