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Kastle

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

The Forward Deployed Engineer will be responsible for embedding with customers, translating business problems into software solutions, and ensuring the successful deployment and scaling of AI agents ...

Rime Labs

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Forward Deployed Engineer Location: San Francisco Reports To: Head of Forward Deployed Engineering OTE : $185,000 - $235,000 About Us Rime builds voice AI for enterprises running customer experiences ...

Figma

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Forward Deployed Engineers at Figma sit at the intersection of engineering, product, and our most strategic customers. In this role, you'll work hands-on with customers adopting emerging Figma ...

Capitolis

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$148 - $275/hr

About the Role: We're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE): a deeply technical builder and technical leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and real customer problems.

LiveKit

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120 - $160/hr

Forward Deployed Engineers partner closely with customers to design systems, prototype solutions, and solve complex technical challenges as teams move from experimentation to production. You'll work ...

BaseTen

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120 - $210/hr

THE ROLE As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Baseten, you will partner directly with customers to architect, build, and deploy high‑scale production AI applications on Baseten's platform. You'll own ...

Kognitos

Forward Deployed Engineer

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$120 - $180/hr

Forward Deployed Engineer Kognitos | Mountain View, CA (Hybrid) -- open to remote for the right candidate | Full-time About Kognitos Kognitos is a neurosymbolic agentic AI platform that automates ...

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ROI-AI

Forward-Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$150 - $190/hr

As a Forward-Deployed Engineer you take a new customer from signed contract to Roy live and disputing, and you own that account's technical delivery until it is healthy. You are the human who goes ...

Causal Labs

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$150 - $210/hr

Forward Deployed Engineer We look for engineers who are excited to tackle unsolved problems. They thrive in high stakes situations, sitting next to the people in the field who depend on the answers.

F2 AI

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120 - $150/hr

Forward Deployed Engineer ENGINEERING | San Francisco, New York City | On-site | Full-time The Role We're looking for founding Forward Deployed Engineers who will be the engineer closest to the ...

Bretton AI

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$150K - $200K/yr

The Role We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with customers to deploy and integrate Bretton's platform in real-world environments. This role sits at the intersection ...

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What is the difference between Forward Deployed vs Software Engineer?

AspectForward DeployedSoftware Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's in CS or related field, technical skillsBachelor's in CS or related field, technical skills
Work EnvironmentClient-facing, on-site or travel-heavyOffice or remote, primarily in-house
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, consulting firms, defenseTech companies, startups, enterprise software
Common Search & ComparisonYesYes

Forward Deployed roles often involve client interaction and on-site work, focusing on deploying solutions directly in the field. Software Engineers typically work in development environments, focusing on coding and system design. While both roles require technical skills and similar educational backgrounds, their work settings and client engagement differ significantly.

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Forward Deployed Engineer

E-Solutions, Inc.

Palo Alto, CA • On-site

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Role Title: Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid 3 days)

Employment Type: 6 Months contract to hire

About the Role: We are looking for Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs)—senior, product-minded builders who operate like project founders rather than ticket-takers. You won’t be handed a refined sprint backlog or a queue of Jira tickets. Instead, you’ll be handed an open-ended goal, embedded directly with product and business teams, and given the autonomy to take a project from discovery, design, build, ship, iterate. This role sits on a small, elite internal R&D and AI team whose mission is to validate ideas fast and build exceptional products using state-of-the-art tools. You are equal parts engineer, product thinker, and communicator—comfortable shipping working software one hour and aligning stakeholders in direction the next. 

What You’ll Do

  • Own Projects End-to-End: Take full accountability for outcomes, not just code. Deliver production systems from scratch with minimal oversight.
  • Embed with Stakeholders: Sit close to product and business leaders, translate ambiguous needs into technical roadmaps, and build trust fast.
  • Leverage AI as a Force Multiplier: Use agentic AI coding workflows aggressively to design, prototype, and ship at a pace traditional engineering teams can't match.
  • Build Across the Full Stack: Move fluidly across frontend, backend, data, infrastructure, and AI features—picking the best tool for the job.
  • Build AI-Native Products: Integrate LLMs, agentic workflows, RAG, and real-time capabilities directly into core products when it adds real value.
  • Prototype to Production: Stand up rapid prototypes in days to validate ideas, then harden the winning concepts into resilient production systems.

Tech Stack & Tooling While technology is secondary to a high-agency mindset, our core stack currently relies on:

  • Primary Stack: Python, Next.js, TypeScript
  • AI-Native Tooling (Must-Have): Daily, aggressive use of agentic tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, etc. You build with AI by default to multiply your output.
  • AI Ecosystem: Experience or familiarity with RAG, LLM evaluations, agentic frameworks, and voice/real-time models.

What We’re Looking For

  • 10+ Years of Shipping Software: A track record of owning and delivering complex systems. Evidence of real impact matters far more to us than job titles.
  • AI-Native to the Core: AI coding tools are an indispensable part of your daily workflow, not an occasional experiment.
  • High Agency & Autonomy: You treat "figure it out" as a feature, not a bug. You thrive in ambiguity and move projects forward without needing to be managed.
  • Problem Decomposition: Ability to take vague, open-ended business problems and break them into prioritized, sequenced workstreams.
  • Clear Communication: Exceptional written and spoken English. You can write crisp docs, run working sessions, and communicate clearly with non-technical partners.
Thanks& Regards,
E-Solutions

Forward Deployed Engineer1TYPESCRIPT,backend,Artificial intelligence,Infrastructure Management,workflows,Next.Js,order picking,Large Language Models,Python (Programming Language),Front End Software Development,Management of Stress,Execution of Experiments,Creating Prototypes,Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements),Establishing Trust,Production Systems,Tooling Assembly and Dismantling,Professional Communication,Automatically Programmed Tool,Logistics SoftwareN/AC2CUnited States

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