Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE Lead)

Published October 31, 2026 · Updated November 2, 2026

Pay not postedPittsburgh, PASenior2d ago

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

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At a glance

Posted base pay

Not posted

Median $188K

Typical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,826 postings$160K–$219K

The work

Builds what the customer runs

Coding: Writes production code
Level: Senior
Role: Technical lead

What they ask for

Experience

14+ yearssoftware engineering and technical leadership

Background

Software engineering

Tools

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

Less common in FDE jobs

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 and scalable production systems.
Apply modern AI patterns including RAG, semantic search, and agent-based systems.
Operate 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.
Have hands-on experience building backend services and scalable production systems.
Demonstrate strong understanding of RAG, semantic search, and agent-based systems.

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay: Pay not posted
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Employment type: Full-time
Experience requirements: 14+ years: software engineering and technical leadership (required)

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