Role cluster • 235 live postings
Forward Deployed Engineer Jobs
Pre-sales and post-sales engineers who scope, integrate, and ship vendor platforms inside customer environments. The core FDE role at AI infrastructure and enterprise software companies.
Why Forward Deployed Engineer roles matter
Companies building the AI stack need engineers who can leave the office and make the product work inside the customer's stack, data center, or regulatory environment. These roles combine deep product knowledge with customer-facing delivery.
Typical salary signals (2026)
- Palantir FDE: $180K–$280K total comp (US)
- OpenAI Forward Deployed: $185K–$325K (SF/NY)
- Anthropic Applied AI / FDE: $190K–$310K
- Scale AI FDE: $170K–$265K
Common requirements
- Strong customer-facing communication
- Production deployment experience (Kubernetes, cloud, on-prem)
- Ability to debug across the full stack in unfamiliar environments
- Security, compliance, or regulated-industry comfort
Agent-readable surfaces
All role clusters feed the same structured data used by the answer engine:
- /llms.txt — full job index + salary metadata
- /jobs.json — structured feed (235 roles)
- Dynamic role cluster — live job list