UPSTREAM TITLE: Forward Deployed Engineer jobs in 2026: 381 open roles analyzed
SHORT SUMMARY: Rung's September census counted 381 open FDE-family roles across 14 companies, with Palantir, Databricks, and Salesforce accounting for 303 and disclosed US compensation bands at a median of $185,000-$300,000. Its analysis found that 99% of postings emphasize customer-facing work, 79% mention APIs and integrations, 78% Python, 79% travel or on-site work, and 32% require US security clearances.
OUTLET: Rung
LINK: https://rungcode.io/reports/forward-deployed-engineer-jobs