$115,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf
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$145,000–$180,000Remote, hiring in IllinoisFull-time
Forward Deployed Engineer for IFS Copperleaf, the decision analytics arm serving asset-intensive industries.
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Posted base pay
$145K–$180KBelow the median
Midpoint $163K · median $190K
Median $190K
This job$145K–$180KSenior FDE postings1,849 postings · middle 50% of posted pay$160K–$220KThe work
Builds what the customer runs
Balance Mostly building
Project stages
- Pre-sales
- Proof of concept
- Implementation
- Operations
Travel Up to 50%
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
- External customers
- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Individual contributor
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- Abstraction and reuse: generalize customer solutions into reusable accelerators.
About IFS
IFS builds AI-powered ERP, enterprise asset management, and field service management software for asset- and service-heavy industries like aerospace, energy, and manufacturing.
Late-stage private · 5000+ people
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