Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
View job →FDE jobs at Anthropic
Anthropic's FDE postings combine production AI work with customer deployment leadership.
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people
9 postings, 2 new in the last 30 days5 metrosmedian posted base $300,000Careers at Anthropic ↗read
9 open FDE roles at Anthropic
Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DCOn-site
$280,000–$320,000
View job →Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
View job →Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
View job →$320,000–$405,000
View job →Show 4 more titles (4 postings)
Plans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Demo Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
View job →Proves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
View job →Proves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
View job →4 of 9 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.
Compare these roles with pay ranges at other US FDE employers.
How Anthropic describes FDE work
Anthropic's current FDE postings range from engineers who build production applications in customer systems to deployment leads who own delivery plans, architecture discussions, and executive coordination. The title does not determine the balance.
Mention travel
How often postings mention travel
67% of postings · US 42%
Well above average
Senior or staff level
Senior-level responsibility or above
100% of postings · US 94%
Above average
Require production code
Postings that involve writing production code
56% of postings · US 80%
Well below average
Remote allowed
Postings that allow remote work
0% of postings · US 30%
Well below average
Work for external customers
Work done for people outside the company
100% of postings · US 86%
Above average
Include pre-sales work
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
67% of postings · US 24%
Well above average
0%50%100%
Anthropic’s postings involve pre-sales far more often than the US average (67% vs 24%) and allow remote work far less often (0% vs 30%).
Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →
Pay at Anthropic
Median posted base $300,000 · US senior FDE median $190,000
From 9 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. Compare pay across all Anthropic postings →
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