$180,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (US)
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A mid-level, client-embedded Forward Deployed Engineer prototypes AI and agentic solutions in client environments and takes them from proof of concept through production deployment.
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Median $190K
Senior FDE postings1,864 postings · middle 50% of posted pay$160K–$220KThe work
Builds what the customer runs
Balance Mostly building
Project stages
- Pre-sales (not covered)
- Proof of concept
- Implementation
- Operations (not covered)
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
- External customers
- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Individual contributor
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- Full-stack engineering experience with React/TypeScript and Node or Python/Laravel backends.
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- Client-facing experience with minimal internal support.
About ISHIR
ISHIR is a Dallas-Fort Worth digital product studio and AI-native system integrator delivering product engineering, Data + AI services, and globally distributed engineering teams.
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