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Forward-Deployed
Engineer Recruitment

Connecting elite technical talent with companies that need engineers who can deploy, implement, and ship at client sites from day one.

What is a Forward-Deployed Engineer?

Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs) are elite technical professionals who work directly with customers to implement, customize, and deploy complex software solutions. They combine deep technical expertise with client-facing skills.

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Customer-Facing Technical Work

Work directly with enterprise clients to understand requirements, architect solutions, and deliver implementations.

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Rapid Problem Solving

Debug production issues in real-time, build custom integrations, and ship solutions under pressure.

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Bridge Technical & Business

Translate complex technical concepts for stakeholders while diving deep into code when needed.

Companies Hiring FDEs

Palantir
Scale AI
Stripe
Databricks
Snowflake
Anduril
OpenAI
Anthropic

Featured FDE Roles

Forward-Deployed Engineer

Series C AI Platform

San Francisco$180k - $280k

Solutions Engineer

Enterprise Data Company

New York / Remote$160k - $240k

Implementation Engineer

FinTech Unicorn

London£120k - £180k

Customer Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure

Remote (US)$170k - $250k

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Whether you're hiring FDEs or looking for your next forward-deployed role, we specialize in this unique talent category.

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