Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, ILHybrid
$160,000–$213,300
View job →FDE jobs at Intercom
AI-first customer service platform combining Fin AI Agent, helpdesk, voice, and outbound tools for support and inbound sales.
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people
3 postings, 2 new in the last 30 days2 metrosmedian posted base $209,000Careers at Intercom ↗read
3 open FDE roles at Intercom
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$180,000–$237,000
View job →Forward Deployed Data Scientist
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$206,600–$229,000
View job →All 3 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems.
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How Intercom describes FDE work
All three postings describe production code, versus 80% of US FDE postings. All three serve external customers, versus 86% of US FDE postings. All three are read as senior or staff roles, versus 94% of US FDE postings. All three mention travel, versus 42% of US FDE postings.
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