AIFortuneabout 3 hours ago
Forward-deployed engineer jobs surge past $188K
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Job postings for forward-deployed engineers rose over 1000% between January and August 2026 versus last year, and median advertised salaries exceed $188,000. Palantir, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic all hire for these roles, which send engineers to customer sites to configure AI tools.
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