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Assort HealthProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CAHybrid

Forward Deployed Engineers own end-to-end technical deployments of production AI agents for health systems, from scoping and integrations through go-live and optimization.

$155,000–$210,000

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PalantirProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge

Washington, DCOn-site

Forward Deployed Software Engineer on the Tactical Edge team, responsible for deploying and managing Palantir software across diverse hardware form factors in high-stakes, small-team environments.

$135,000–$200,000

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HappyRobotProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CAHybrid

Forward Deployed Engineer partnering directly with customers from onboarding through ongoing optimization while building full-stack applications and integrations.

$120,000–$220,000

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HebbiaProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYOn-site

You will be embedded with Hebbia’s most strategic customers, building custom integrations, workflow automations, and domain-specific solutions on top of the Matrix platform.

$180,000–$300,000

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Bretton AIProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CAOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineer responsible for deploying and integrating AI agents for banks, fintechs, and payments companies in complex regulated environments.

$150,000–$200,000

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OpenAIProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle

Seattle, WAHybrid

This role embeds with strategic customers to design and deploy custom full-stack solutions using OpenAI's APIs, operating at the intersection of customer delivery and core platform development.

$153,000–$325,000

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PalantirProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government

San Diego, CAOn-site

Forward Deployed Software Engineers at Palantir embed with US Government customers to solve their hardest data and AI problems, from high-level system design through prototyping to production deployment.

$135,000–$200,000

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TavilyProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineer who works directly with strategic customers and partners to design, prototype, and deploy Tavily API integrations in agentic systems.

Pay range unavailable

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Nectar SocialProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

Palo Alto, CAHybrid

The Forward Deployed Engineer owns end-to-end technical deployments and optimization for strategic enterprise customers, acting as the technical bridge between Nectar's platform and complex customer environments.

$160,000–$270,000

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Gecko RoboticsProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineers at Gecko Robotics act as builders embedded with a single customer, owning the full cycle from problem discovery to solution delivery.

$140,000–$245,000

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PoeticProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · New York, NYOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineers own strategic Fortune 500 customer engagements, translating complex enterprise workflows into production-grade automation using Poetic’s AI-English programming language.

$160,000–$225,000

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RainProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYHybrid

The Forward Deployed Engineer partners directly with customers and cross-functional leaders to ship complex fintech offerings while influencing Rain’s technical roadmap and architecture.

$165,000–$200,000

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Roe AIProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Mateo, CAHybrid

Forward Deployed Engineer at an early-stage AI startup building a data platform for financial crimes risk and compliance.

$100,000–$120,000

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OpenAIProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC

New York, NYHybrid

This Forward Deployed Software Engineer role at OpenAI partners with strategic customers to design and build custom full-stack solutions using OpenAI's APIs.

$153,000–$325,000

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PalantirProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Warp Speed

New York, NYHybrid

Palantir is hiring a Forward Deployed Software Engineer for the Warp Speed initiative, which focuses on revitalizing the American industrial base through data-driven manufacturing solutions.

$135,000–$200,000

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ReductoProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CAOn-site

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer responsible for deploying, tuning, and customizing Reducto’s document AI systems for enterprise customers.

$200,000–$300,000

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ConfidoProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineer at Confido, an AI infrastructure platform for CPG brands, working directly with enterprise customers to turn financial workflows into production software.

$200,000–$270,000

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AxiomProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYRemote

Forward Deployed Engineer responsible for helping crypto and fintech customers adopt OpenVM and the Axiom Proving API, from product demos and pilots through technical integration and customization.

$125,000–$200,000

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Qualified HealthProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

USRemote

Forward-deployed data engineering and technical consulting role building production ETL pipelines that transform complex healthcare data from systems such as Epic, LIMS, and PACS into datasets for an AI platform.

$140,000–$200,000

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NuvoProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY

Forward Deployed Engineer at Nuvo, a B2B commerce platform, working directly with customers to design, integrate, and optimize mission-critical systems for wholesale commerce.

$135,000–$300,000

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ModalProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems

New York, NY · San Francisco, CAOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineer partnering with leading AI companies and foundation labs to architect and deploy production infrastructure on Modal's serverless platform.

$180,000–$240,000

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PicogridProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NC

Forward Deployed Engineer works at the intersection of product, engineering, and military customers to design and deliver end-to-end capabilities for real missions.

$120,000–$200,000

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TitanProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer - Financial Services

San Francisco, CAOn-site

Own end-to-end deployments of Titan's AI platform for financial-services clients, spanning environment discovery, policy mapping, implementation, migration, and ongoing strategic engagement ownership.

$175,000–$250,000

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