$180,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer
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Build and deploy AI applications, agentic workflows, automations, and integrations for enterprise customers, partnering directly with client teams from discovery through production and adoption.
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At a glance
Posted base pay
Not posted
Median $190K
Typical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,831 postings$160K–$220KThe work
Builds what the customer runs
Balance
- Mostly building
- Mixed
- Mostly pre-sales or support
Project stages
- Pre-sales (not covered)
- Proof of concept
- Implementation
- Operations (not covered)
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
- External customers
- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Individual contributor
What they ask for
Experience
Background
Tools
Less common in FDE jobs
- Fully remote29%
- Covers proofs of concept40%
- Individual contributor or manager: Individual contributor49%
Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.
The job description from AI Technology Partners
AI Technology Partners (AITP) is a leader in delivering cutting-edge generative AI solutions and managed services, specializing in secure, customizable AI deployments for enterprises. Our offerings are designed to help organizations unlock the full value of AI while maintaining robust security and compliance across their infrastructures.
About the Role
Forward Deployed Engineers sit at the intersection of engineering, AI, and customer impact. You will work directly with client teams to understand complex business challenges, design scalable AI solutions, and deploy those solutions into production. This role is ideal for builders who enjoy working with customers, navigating ambiguity, and turning the latest advances in AI into real-world results.
What You'll Do
- Partner with enterprise customers to understand workflows, challenges, and opportunities for AI-driven transformation
- Design, build, and deploy AI applications, agentic workflows, automations, and enterprise integrations
- Translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Lead proof of concept initiatives and guide them into production deployments
- Work across the full lifecycle from discovery and solution design through implementation, deployment, and adoption
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and client stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the customer journey
What We Look For
- A passion for AI and demonstrated ability to leverage the efficiency and creativity it can provide
- 5+ years, including software engineering, advanced solutions, including agentic AI, and client-facing delivery
- Production experience in system integrations, AI applications, LLM powered systems, agents, workflow automations
- Strong software engineering skills in one or more production languages such as Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, Java, Go, or similar. Python and LLM framework experience are strong assets
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences
- Curiosity, ownership, adaptability, and a desire to solve challenging customer problems
Why Join AITP
Work on meaningful AI initiatives with enterprise clients, collaborate with experienced AI practitioners, and help shape how organizations adopt and scale AI. We move quickly, value ownership, and give our team the opportunity to make a direct impact on both our clients and the future of enterprise AI.
Compensation
Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
Apply
Send your resume and a brief note (or links) highlighting a production LLM/agentic system you built, what it did, how you measured success, and what you’d improve next.
AI Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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About AI Technology Partners
AI Technology Partners helps enterprises assess, build, deploy, govern, and operate AI capabilities, with its teams embedded in customer workflows.
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