191 live postings on Level. 168 of them are Level 3 or 4, meaning AI is part of the daily work. Counted September 2026; the list refreshes every six hours.
$194k-$266k2w
Remote forward deployed engineer jobs: 191 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings with “forward deployed engineer” in the job title. Each job is rated Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the actual work, highest level first. Apply directly on the employer's site.
- remote roles
- 191
- Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 168
- median starting salary
- $185,000
OpenAIRemote · Washington, DC$266k-$445k
$266k-$445k4mo
DatabricksRemote · Remote - Mexico
4mo
$120k-$140k3w
CloudflareRemote · Hybrid€80k-€110k
cloudflare-workers
€80k-€110k1mo
AlloyRemote · New York City, Remote$141k-$250k
$141k-$250k2mo
Thought MachineRemote · United States, New York, New York City$140k-$220k
kubernetescloud-infrastructure
$140k-$220k1d
1d
CAD 158k-CAD 220k2d
DatadogRemote · New York, New York, USA$192k-$240k
$192k-$240k4w
NeonRemote · Asia | South Korea
1mo
Companies hiring forward deployed engineers
Common questions
How many remote forward deployed engineer jobs are open right now?
How much do remote forward deployed engineer jobs pay?
The median starting salary is $185,000 a year, measured on the 85 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026.
Are there entry-level remote forward deployed engineer jobs?
1 postings are junior roles or internships. Most ask for prior experience. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring remote forward deployed engineers?
By number of live postings: Databricks (23), OpenAI (19), ElevenLabs (18), Cohere (17), Jobgether (11). Counted September 2026.
Method: Live postings with “forward deployed engineer” in the job title. Only jobs the employer marks remote. Counted September 2026. The median is taken on postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Refreshed every six hours. Levels follow our method.