No pay postedSep 9
Engineering · Synced from public postings
Forward Deployed Engineer jobs.
394 roles open across 151 companies - closed listings pulled, and pay shown exactly as the employer posted it. Apply to any of them with one LandEarly profile, tailored per posting.
- Boards re-read hourly
- Base pay shown where stated
- Closed roles removed
Open forward deployed engineer roles
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22 posted this week · 151 companies hiring
Posted todayOver 60 days old
How old the open roles are, not how many get posted - our board coverage has grown over the last year, so a week-by-week series would measure us rather than the market. Snapshot taken September 2026.
394 open forward deployed engineer roles across 151 companies, with 22 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $197k–$233k across the middle half. Top hiring: ElevenLabs, Databricks, SAP.
The board
Filter to the seat you’d actually take.
Level sets the scope and the pay band; work model decides whether you’re eligible at all. Both are on every card, so you can rule roles out before opening a single description.
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Model
Where
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Showing 12 of 120 roles · 394 open in total
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$150–165kbase postedSep 9
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$170–200kbase postedSep 8
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The board carries the 120 most recent of 394 open forward deployed engineer roles - the other 274 are in the full member search. The city chips read the employer’s own location line; a listing that names no city we can resolve stays searchable but sits out of them.
Open to remote only? 140 of the 238 forward deployed engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first, and 6 more are hybrid. The other 156 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 76 of these listings actually printed.
Every figure here comes from a live posting with a stated annual base range. Nothing is modelled, inferred, or averaged in from a survey - which is also why the sample is smaller than the board.
Base salary distribution
Count of listings by posted base midpoint, on the same axis the rungs beside it are drawn against.
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37
17
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$50k$94k$138k$181k$225k$269k$313k$356k
The $181k–$225k band alone holds 37 of the 76 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Mid-level13$175k–$210k
Senior54$205k–$230k
$197k
25th pct
$216k
Median
$233k
75th pct
5 of the 7 levels on this board sit out - fewer than 5 of their listings state a range, and a band drawn off two postings reads like the same fact as one drawn off forty.
By city
Where the openings actually are.
Every city with at least five open forward deployed engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
By country
Hiring beyond the US.
Every country with at least five open forward deployed engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Forward Deployed Engineer salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote forward deployed engineer jobsThe 140 postings that came back remote-first, with the geography each employer will actually hire in kept on the card.
Engineering job marketHiring volume, top employers and pay direction across every role in the field.
Questions
Before you start applying.
About Forward Deployed Engineer roles
The Forward Deployed Engineer job market currently shows 392 open positions across 149 hiring companies, according to available data. This week alone, 22 new roles were posted, indicating ongoing hiring activity in this field based on current postings. Companies actively recruiting for these roles include ElevenLabs, Databricks, SAP, Assembly, and Cohere, representing a mix of AI-focused firms and established enterprise software providers. The presence of these companies among the top hirers suggests demand for Forward Deployed Engineers spans both emerging technology companies and larger, more established organizations. On the compensation front, posted salary data reveals a median (P50) of $216,104. The 25th percentile sits at $198,125, while the 75th percentile reaches $232,500, indicating a relatively narrow salary band for disclosed postings in this role category. This range suggests that while there is some variation in compensation based on factors such as company, location, or experience level, the spread between the lower and upper quartiles is moderate compared to some other technical roles. With 149 companies currently hiring across 392 open roles, the market shows a reasonable ratio of postings to employers, suggesting that many companies have multiple open positions rather than a single isolated hire. The 22 new postings this week represent a snapshot of ongoing recruitment activity, though this figure alone does not indicate whether the market is expanding or contracting over a longer time horizon. Job seekers evaluating this market should consider that the companies listed—ElevenLabs, Databricks, SAP, Assembly, and Cohere—represent only the top hiring organizations among the 149 total, and opportunities likely exist across a broader range of employers not specifically named here. Overall, the data points to an active hiring environment for Forward Deployed Engineers with consistent salary expectations clustered around the low-to-mid $200,000s based on current postings.
What skills are most in-demand for Forward Deployed Engineers?
While specific skill requirements are not detailed in the available data, the presence of companies like Databricks, Cohere, and ElevenLabs among top hirers suggests demand connected to AI, data platforms, and applied engineering roles, based on current postings. Candidates should review individual job listings from these companies to identify specific technical requirements.
What is the typical salary range for Forward Deployed Engineer roles?
According to available data, the median salary is $216,104, with the 25th percentile at $198,125 and the 75th percentile at $232,500. This indicates that most disclosed compensation for this role falls within a relatively tight band in the low-to-mid $200,000s based on current postings.
Which companies are hiring the most Forward Deployed Engineers?
Based on current postings, the top hiring companies include ElevenLabs, Databricks, SAP, Assembly, and Cohere. These five companies represent the most active employers among the 149 total companies currently listing open positions in this field.
How competitive is the Forward Deployed Engineer job market?
With 392 open positions across 149 companies and 22 new roles posted in the past week, the market shows steady hiring activity according to available data. However, the dataset does not provide applicant volume or acceptance rates, so overall competitiveness cannot be fully assessed from these figures alone.
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