Forward Deployed Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-02, Skillenai has indexed 1,503 job postings with the title “Forward Deployed Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-02
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Frequently asked questions about Forward Deployed Engineer jobs
+How many Forward Deployed Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 1,503 job postings with the title “Forward Deployed Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02.
+What skills do Forward Deployed Engineer jobs require?
Across Forward Deployed Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02, the skills mentioned most often are Python, TypeScript, APIs, JavaScript, prompt engineering.
+Which cities are hiring the most Forward Deployed Engineer?
As of 2026-11-02, Forward Deployed Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Munich.
+Is Forward Deployed Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 1,503 Forward Deployed Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02. The skill mentioned most often in Forward Deployed Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Forward Deployed Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Forward Deployed Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths through Forward Deployed Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
1 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Forward Deployed Engineer
Roles after Forward Deployed Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Founder | 1 |
| Before: Forward Deployed Engineer (different employer) | 1 |
| Before: Propulsion Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Before: Operations Research Analyst | 1 |
| After: Software Engineer | 1 |
| After: Forward Deployed Engineer (different employer) | 1 |
| After: ML Engineer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Forward Deployed Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 1,003 | 66.7% |
| TypeScript | 634 | 42.2% |
| APIs | 395 | 26.3% |
| JavaScript | 364 | 24.2% |
| prompt engineering | 323 | 21.5% |
| AWS | 314 | 20.9% |
| SQL | 306 | 20.4% |
| React | 273 | 18.2% |
| CI/CD | 262 | 17.4% |
| Kubernetes | 256 | 17.0% |
| Java | 250 | 16.6% |
| data pipelines | 224 | 14.9% |
| RAG | 219 | 14.6% |
| GCP | 214 | 14.2% |
| Azure | 210 | 14.0% |
Top companies posting Forward Deployed Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| CLERA | 78 |
| Databricks | 65 |
| Salesforce | 61 |
| Wonderful | 38 |
| Spindle Ai (spindle.ai) | 35 |
| Telnyx | 34 |
| 29 | |
| Airkit | 24 |
| OpenAI | 16 |
| Anthropic | 15 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Forward Deployed Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 129 | 8.6% |
| San Francisco | 94 | 6.3% |
| Berlin | 40 | 2.7% |
| London | 35 | 2.3% |
| Munich | 28 | 1.9% |
| Dublin | 26 | 1.7% |
| Paris | 23 | 1.5% |
| Singapore | 22 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 18 | 1.2% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02, matching postings whose canonical role is “Forward Deployed Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Forward Deployed Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-11-02
- window_days
- 90