Compare current US jobs, responsibilities, locations and advertised pay. Includes forward deployed engineering and related deployment roles. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title.
FDE roles first · Newer within each type
PalantirProduction engineering
Chicago, ILOn-site
Interns choose between a Forward Deployed Software Engineer path, embedding with customers to architect and implement AI-powered solutions, and a product Software Engineer path building features for Gotham, Foundry, or Apollo.
$5,900–$10,500/mo
View job →RXOProduction engineering
Southfield, MIOn-site
This role embeds within a major automotive customer's operations to identify inefficiencies and design AI-driven solutions for forecasting, routing, and supply chain performance.
Pay range unavailable
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
US · city not listed
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer responsible for architecting and delivering production-grade data and AI solutions for financial-services customers on the Databricks platform.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →Istari DigitalProduction engineering
El Segundo, CAOn-site
Forward Deployed Engineer embedded in aerospace/defense customer environments, architecting and building integrations between Istari's platform and complex digital engineering toolchains (CAD, CFD, FEM).
Pay range unavailable
View job →RemoteProduction engineering
USRemote
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer focused on taking customer problems from technical discovery through production deployment of reliable AI-powered integrations, automations, and agentic workflows.
$53,300–$215,750
View job →Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteRemote
Forward-deployed data engineer responsible for deploying, integrating, and operating UDS Data Capability in classified DoD environments, spanning storage, ingestion, streaming, governance, and access.
$123,250–$166,750
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer delivering production-grade data and AI systems for financial-services customers on the Databricks platform.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →Re:Build ManufacturingProduction engineering
US · city not listed
The Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer works within the Digital Innovation Group to discover, prototype, deploy, and scale full-stack digital solutions across Re:Build manufacturing sites.
$120,223–$180,334
View job →Tribe AIProduction engineering
USRemote
Forward-Deployed AI Product Engineer at Tribe AI, an AI-native services company partnering with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Pay range unavailable
View job →Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteRemote
Senior forward-deployed data engineer responsible for deploying, hardening, integrating, and operating UDS Data Capability in classified DoD environments.
$148,750–$201,250
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Dallas, TX
This senior, hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer will embed with enterprise customers to architect, build, and productionize end-to-end data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →AdobeProduction engineering
San Jose, CA
Senior Field Engineer embedded with Adobe's most strategic enterprise customers, operating inside autonomous cross-functional Customer Pods.
$159,200–$301,600
View job →TeleTracking TechnologiesProduction engineering
Pittsburgh, PA
Forward Deployed Engineers combine engineering, solution architecture, product development, and client-facing consulting to deploy scalable solutions for complex hospital and ambulatory workflows.
Pay range unavailable
View job →CHAOS IndustriesProduction engineering
El Segundo, CAOn-site
Test, deploy, and troubleshoot CHAOS products in the field.
$140,000–$240,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Boston, MA
Customer-embedded senior engineer responsible for architecting and delivering production-grade data, AI, and application systems on the Databricks platform.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
This role leads customer engagements for modernizing mission-critical defense software systems, acting as the technical lead to deploy Vannevar's agentic AI platform.
Pay range unavailable
View job →Arize AIProduction engineering
San Francisco, CARemote
Forward-deployed, client-facing AI engineer partnering with enterprise teams to build and scale production GenAI observability and evaluation programs.
$155,000–$190,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (New Grad) working directly with US Government and intelligence customers on high-stakes data problems.
$135,000–$145,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Chicago, IL
Own customer-facing architecture and delivery of production-grade data and AI systems on the Databricks platform, spanning data engineering, ML/AI, and application development.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →HoneycombProduction engineering
USRemote
Senior Forward Deployed Engineers serve as strategic technical partners to customers, owning telemetry data strategy while also embedding with engineering teams to deliver production outcomes.
$155,000–$210,000 · OTE
View job →OpenAI Deployment CompanyProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYHybrid
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer serving as a technical lead for high-stakes enterprise AI deployments, owning customer and business outcomes from problem definition through production.
$170,000–$400,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineering interns embed with commercial customers to deploy software and AI for high-stakes operational problems.
$120,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Philadelphia, PA
Lead customer-embedded delivery of production-grade data and AI systems on the Databricks platform, owning architecture and implementation across data engineering, ML/AI, and user-facing applications.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →PlanhatProduction engineering
Los Angeles, CAOn-site
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer at Planhat, embedded with customers to deploy AI solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
View job →RerunProduction engineering
USRemote
Forward Deployed Engineer is a customer-embedded role focused on deploying data pipelines and integrations for physical AI customers, solving production data and infrastructure problems, and coordinating multi-month deployments.
$175,000–$300,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
This internship is a forward-deployed software engineering role supporting U.S. government customers, with engineers owning end-to-end, high-stakes projects in small teams.
$120,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
New York, NY
Own customer-facing architecture and delivery of production-grade data, AI, and application solutions on the Databricks platform.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →Hippocratic AIProduction engineering
Menlo Park, CAOn-site
Forward-deployed engineer owning end-to-end production deployments of conversational AI agents for health-system customers.
Pay range unavailable
View job →PVMProduction engineering
Los Angeles, CARemote
Technical lead for SCE's PSPS CDP and WiSDM Palantir Foundry environments, owning ontology architecture, application delivery, integrations, production support, and platform health.
Pay range unavailable
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer interns work directly with customers and small internal teams to solve high-stakes operational problems using data and software.
$120,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Charlotte, NC
This senior Forward Deployed Engineer will lead customer-facing delivery of production-grade data and AI systems on the Databricks platform, owning architecture, implementation, and technical project outcomes.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →CapeProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreHybrid
Forward Deployed Engineer embedded with federal and national-security customers, owning deployments from prototype through operational sustainment while writing production code, troubleshooting live networks, and translating mission needs into product priorities.
$175,000–$235,000
View job →C3.aiProduction engineering
Redwood City, CA
Forward Deployed Engineer at C3 AI, building full-stack AI-driven enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform, working directly with customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology.
$120,000–$158,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
New York, NYHybrid
Forward Deployed Software Engineers embed with commercial customers to solve mission-critical operational problems, owning projects end-to-end from discovery through production deployment.
$135,000–$145,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Washington, DC
This senior Forward Deployed Engineer will own architecture and deliver production-grade data, AI, and application systems directly with enterprise customers.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →NebiusProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise will own the technical customer lifecycle for Tavily’s highest-value enterprise accounts, from discovery and solution design through production deployment, adoption, and expansion.
$179,500–$224,300
View job →C3.aiProduction engineering
Redwood City, CA · Tysons, VA
Forward Deployed Engineer on C3 AI's Federal team, building full-stack AI applications on the C3 AI Platform for U.S. federal customers.
$120,000–$158,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineers work directly with US government customers to understand high-stakes operational problems and build data-driven solutions on Palantir’s platforms.
$135,000–$145,000
View job →Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAOn-site
Forward deploy physics and simulation workflows for advanced-manufacturing customer engagements, working on-site with customer engineering teams and collaborating with internal modeling and ML teams.
$200,000–$275,000
View job →TENEX.AIProduction engineering
Kansas City, MOHybrid
TENEX is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed within strategic customer accounts, discover security gaps, and build custom AI-driven solutions.
Pay range unavailable
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