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What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer?

A Forward Deployed Engineer works directly with customers to deploy, integrate, and customize the product in the customer’s environment. The role mixes software engineering with on-the-ground problem solving and is common at AI startups selling complex technical products to enterprises.

630Open roles now
245Companies hiring
$180,656Median salary
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Typical responsibilities

  • Embed with customers to integrate and configure the product
  • Build custom integrations, data connectors, and workflows
  • Translate customer needs back into product requirements
  • Troubleshoot deployments and resolve technical blockers on-site
  • Act as the technical bridge between customers and engineering
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Forward Deployed Engineer salary range

Based on 164 Forward Deployed Engineer postings in our database that disclose a salary, the range runs from $75,000 to $375,000, with a median of $180,656. These are aggregate figures across disclosing postings only — individual offers vary by company, stage, and location.

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Open Forward Deployed Engineer roles

RoleCompanyLocationPosted
Deployment StrategistConductLondon, UKJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE (Fullstack)DatabricksMunich, GermanyJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE, Full Stack)DatabricksLondon, United KingdomJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE (Fullstack) - Digital Native BusinessDatabricksAtlanta, GeorgiaJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerEonUS - San FransiscoJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer, Quantum SimulationsPeriodic LabsMenlo ParkJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerNanonetsFranceJun 16, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)Vannevar LabsWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesJun 16, 2026
Infrastructure Deployment EngineerCrusoeSunnyvale, CA - USJun 15, 2026
Deployment StrategistDatabricksUnited StatesJun 15, 2026
Deployment StrategistDatabricksSydney, AustraliaJun 15, 2026
Deployment StrategistDatabricksLondon, United KingdomJun 15, 2026
Director, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)DatabricksUnited StatesJun 15, 2026
Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - LATAMDatabricksSao Paulo, BrazilJun 15, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksAmsterdam, NetherlandsJun 15, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksSeoul, South KoreaJun 15, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksLondon, United KingdomJun 15, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksRemote (Denmark)Jun 15, 2026
Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksRemote (United Kingdom)Jun 15, 2026
Forward Deployed Engineer - Emerging Enterprise & DNBDatabricksLondon, United KingdomJun 15, 2026
Head of AI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), Public SectorDatabricksMarylandJun 15, 2026
Manager, Forward Deployed EngineeringDatabricksSydney, AustraliaJun 15, 2026
Manager, Professional Services (Forward Deployed Engineering)DatabricksRemote (France)Jun 15, 2026
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - LATAMDatabricksRemote (Mexico)Jun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksSingaporeJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksSydney, AustraliaJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksTokyo, JapanJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksMelbourne, AustraliaJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricksWestern Australia, AustraliaJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksDenver, ColoradoJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksSeattle, WashingtonJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksUnited StatesJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksDallas, TexasJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksAustin, TexasJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksChicago, IllinoisJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksRaleigh, North CarolinaJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksMountain View, CaliforniaJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksNew York City, New YorkJun 15, 2026
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Communications, Media, Entertainment & GamesDatabricksAtlanta, GeorgiaJun 15, 2026
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