Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$120,000–$200,000
View job →FDE jobs at HappyRobot
Builds enterprise AI workers that handle voice, email, messaging, and system actions for logistics and operational teams using hybrid agentic and deterministic orchestration.
Growth (Series B–C) · About 51–200 people
5 postings3 metrosmedian posted base $170,000Careers at HappyRobot ↗read
5 open FDE roles at HappyRobot
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$120,000–$220,000
View job →$150,000–$200,000
View job →Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, ILHybrid
$120,000–$200,000
View job →$150,000–$220,000
View job →3 of 5 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 HappyRobot describes FDE work
Mention travel
How often postings mention travel
0% of postings · US 42%
Well below 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
60% 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
0% of postings · US 24%
Well below average
0%50%100%
HappyRobot’s postings mention travel far less often than the US average (0% vs 42%) and allow remote work far less often (0% vs 30%).
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Pay at HappyRobot
Median posted base $170,000 · US senior FDE median $190,000
From 5 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →
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