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GradialProduction engineering

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Seattle, WA

Gradial is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead enterprise implementations of its AI-native marketing operations platform.

$130,000–$210,000

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GigaProduction engineering

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CAOn-site

Senior individual contributor role anchoring a pod of Forward Deployed Engineers at an enterprise AI startup.

Pay range unavailable

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Deloitte USProduction engineering

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS

Multiple US offices

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Deloitte's AI & Engineering team, embedded with clients to rapidly prototype and deliver production-grade GenAI solutions on AWS.

$155,600–$306,800

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TalkdeskProduction engineering

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, HLS

Seattle, WA

This Staff Forward Deployed Engineer role at Talkdesk leads technical execution for deploying Agentic AI solutions into strategic enterprise customers.

$200,000–$260,000

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C3.aiProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer (Chicago)

Chicago, IL

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

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AvePointProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer - AI

Jersey City, NJ

The Forward Deployed Engineer (AI) embeds with enterprise clients to advise on AI trust, governance, security, and compliance while scoping and building production AI solutions.

$180,000–$230,000

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TaktileProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York, NYHybrid

Taktile is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead complex AI-driven deployments for enterprise financial institutions, owning technical delivery from scoping Agentic AI use cases to stable production.

$120,000–$190,000

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SayariProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer, CE (Evergreen)

USRemote

Forward Deployed Engineers embed with strategic clients to solve high-stakes financial crime, supply chain, and national security problems, owning deployments from discovery through operationalization.

$160,000–$180,000

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DatabricksProduction engineering

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail

US · city not listed

Databricks is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to work hands-on with enterprise retail customers, architecting and delivering production-grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

$182,000–$250,208

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PostmanProduction engineering

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Backend)

San Francisco, CAOn-site

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer building and operating production-grade backend and distributed systems for enterprise customers, including deployments in environments Postman does not control.

$220,000–$240,000

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P-1 AIProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Mateo, CARemote

P-1 AI is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to serve as the technical lead for customer deployments of Archie, an AI engineer agent for physical-world design.

$170,000–$220,000

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Deloitte USProduction engineering

Senior Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS

Multiple US offices

Senior Google Forward Deployed Engineer in Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice, focused on rapidly prototyping and delivering GenAI-enabled solutions for government clients.

$155,600–$306,800

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AdobeProduction engineering

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

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

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DatabricksProduction engineering

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail

Dallas, TX

Databricks seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead customer engagements in the retail sector, architecting and delivering production-grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

$182,000–$250,208

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Deloitte USProduction engineering

Senior OpenAI Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS

Multiple US offices

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer role within Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) AI & Data practice, focused on rapidly prototyping and delivering GenAI solutions for government clients.

$155,600–$306,800

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Arize AIProduction engineering

Forward Deployed AI Engineer, West

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

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HoneycombProduction engineering

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

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

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DatabricksProduction engineering

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail

Denver, CO

Databricks seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead customer engagements in the retail sector, architecting and delivering production-grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

$182,000–$250,208

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OpenAI Deployment CompanyProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer - US

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

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PVMProduction engineering

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

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

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DatabricksProduction engineering

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail

USRemote

Databricks seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead customer engagements in the retail sector, architecting and delivering production-grade data and AI solutions on the Databricks platform.

$182,000–$250,208

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C3.aiProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer (Redwood City)

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

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PVMProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Huntsville, ALOn-site

Forward-deployed technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering secure Palantir implementations for government missions in national security, readiness, and space.

Pay range unavailable

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