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4 open forward deployed roles

• Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Software EngineerTodayJapan, Tokyo-to, Tokyo
• Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data ScientistTodayJapan, Tokyo-to, Tokyo
• Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data ScienceTodayUnited States (multiple locations)$142,800 – $274,800 per year (US base, typical range)
• Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Software EngineeringTodayUnited States (multiple locations)$142,800 – $274,800 per year (US base, typical range)

In the news

• Insight Partners launches a Forward Deployed Practice and an FDE Advisory Council

  Insight Partners has started a dedicated advisory practice to help its portfolio companies decide whether to build a forward deployed engineering motion, and says more than 100 open roles across its portfolio carry "Forward Deployed" in the title.

  Oct 5, 2026DatabricksInsight PartnersMicrosoftSAPSalesforceServiceNow
• Devoteam plans 300+ forward deployed engineers in 2026 and launches an FDE certification

  European consultancy Devoteam is scaling its FDE practice across EMEA, backed by AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft, and starts the first 20-engineer cohort of its FDE Foundation program on 12 October.

  Sep 30, 2026Amazon Web ServicesDevoteamGoogle CloudMicrosoft
• Essay: The $9 billion bet on forward deployed engineers

  VC Eze Vidra argues that deployment, not model access, is now the bottleneck in enterprise AI, and that FDE teams build a moat only when their fieldwork turns into reusable product.

  Aug 12, 2026Amazon Web ServicesAnthropicMicrosoftOpenAI
• Microsoft puts $2.5B into Frontier Company, embedding 6,000 engineers with customers

  Microsoft launched Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating business with a $2.5 billion investment that embeds 6,000 industry and engineering experts at customers, which it says goes beyond what is usually called forward deployed engineering.

  Jul 2, 2026AccentureMicrosoft