FDE jobs at Sift

Real-time observability platform that ingests, stores, and visualizes high-frequency hardware telemetry for aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy engineering teams.

Growth (Series B–C) · About 51–200 people

4 postings3 metrosmedian posted base $150,000Careers at Sift ↗read Nov 6, 2026

4 open FDE roles at Sift

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid3mo ago

$125,000–$175,000

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Application Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid3mo ago

$125,000–$175,000

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Application Software Engineer

Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid7mo ago

$125,000–$175,000

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Integrates and configures it

Forward Deployed Engineer

Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid7mo ago

$125,000–$175,000

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3 of 4 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.

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How Sift describes FDE work

All four postings describe production code, versus 80% of US FDE postings. All four serve external customers, versus 86% of US FDE postings. 3 of 4 are read as senior or staff roles, versus 94% of US FDE postings. All four mention travel, versus 42% of US FDE postings.

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