{"title":"Forward-Deployed Engineer Market Tracker 2026","description":"A reviewed snapshot of active Forward-Deployed Engineer and Forward-Deployed Software Engineer roles from first-party employer postings.","methodologyVersion":"1.0","published":"2026-07-19","updated":"2026-07-19","reviewCadenceDays":35,"entries":[{"id":"openai-fde-nyc","company":"OpenAI","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC","location":"New York City, United States","workMode":"Hybrid - 3 office days per week","travelRequirement":"Up to 50%","compensationMin":162000,"compensationMax":280000,"currency":"USD","compensationPeriod":"year","skills":["production software","Python","JavaScript","LLM systems","technical discovery","customer delivery"],"sourceUrl":"https://openai.com/careers/forward-deployed-engineer-%28fde%29-nyc-new-york-city/","status":"active","firstVerified":"2026-07-19","lastVerified":"2026-07-19","verificationNote":"The first-party posting displayed an Apply now action when reviewed."},{"id":"palantir-fdse-new-york","company":"Palantir Technologies","title":"Forward Deployed Software Engineer","location":"New York, New York, United States","workMode":"Hybrid","travelRequirement":"Up to 25%, flexible based on personal preference","compensationMin":135000,"compensationMax":200000,"currency":"USD","compensationPeriod":"year","skills":["Python","Java","C++","TypeScript","data systems","customer delivery"],"sourceUrl":"https://jobs.lever.co/palantir/dab396d4-2f14-4796-aac0-0d82883dccf0","status":"active","firstVerified":"2026-07-19","lastVerified":"2026-07-19","verificationNote":"The employer-managed Lever posting displayed an Apply action when reviewed."},{"id":"vercel-fde-us","company":"Vercel","title":"Forward-Deployed Engineer","location":"Austin, New York City, or San Francisco, United States","workMode":"Remote-first","travelRequirement":"25-40%","compensationMin":137000,"compensationMax":207000,"currency":"USD","compensationPeriod":"year - San Francisco base-pay range","skills":["TypeScript","Next.js","React","frontend migration","production AI","Core Web Vitals"],"sourceUrl":"https://vercel.com/careers/forward-deployed-engineer-5752684004","status":"active","firstVerified":"2026-07-19","lastVerified":"2026-07-19","verificationNote":"The first-party Vercel career page displayed an application form when reviewed."},{"id":"growth-protocol-fde","company":"Growth Protocol","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","location":"New York City or remote in the United States or Canada","workMode":"Remote or hybrid","travelRequirement":"Not disclosed","compensationMin":150000,"compensationMax":180000,"currency":"USD","compensationPeriod":"year","skills":["Python","GCP","Docker","FastAPI","LangGraph","data pipelines"],"sourceUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/growthprotocol/bdb23236-dbb5-48a4-8f5c-3325fd03c8ee","status":"active","firstVerified":"2026-07-19","lastVerified":"2026-07-19","verificationNote":"The employer-managed Ashby posting displayed an application form when reviewed."},{"id":"namespace-fde","company":"Namespace","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","location":"San Francisco area or New York, United States","workMode":"Hybrid","travelRequirement":"On-site visits described as the exception, not the norm","compensationMin":150000,"compensationMax":220000,"currency":"USD","compensationPeriod":"year","skills":["CI/CD","cloud infrastructure","developer tooling","build systems","technical discovery"],"sourceUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/namespace/baf4e483-2481-4848-b238-556133dfcd3b","status":"active","firstVerified":"2026-07-19","lastVerified":"2026-07-19","verificationNote":"The employer-managed Ashby posting displayed an application form when reviewed."},{"id":"f2-fde","company":"F2","title":"Forward Deployed Engineer","location":"New York City, United States","workMode":"Hybrid","travelRequirement":"Majority of time described as in the field with customers; 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