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Forward deployed engineer jobs in Austin

Austin, Texas

Forward deployed engineer jobs in Austin mix defence hardware with developer tools. Saronic builds autonomous platforms for maritime operations and hires FDEs on-site. Vercel and Cursor list Austin next to SF and New York.

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Hardware and dev tools

Austin FDEs work on boats and on build pipelines

An FDE is an engineer who goes to where the product meets the customer and makes it work there. In Austin that can mean a boat at sea or a build pipeline.

Saronic posts software, hardware and operations roles in its forward deployed team in Austin, all on-site. Its software FDE role asks for travel for field testing.

Vercel lists its Forward-Deployed Engineer role as hybrid across San Francisco, New York and Austin, and calls it remote-first.

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Forward deployed engineer jobs in Austin

Austin postings we read.

CompanyRoleListed locationWork pattern
SaronicSoftware Engineer, Forward DeployedAustinOn-site, with travel
SaronicHardware Engineer, Forward DeployedAustinOn-site
DatabricksSr. Forward Deployed EngineerAustinNot stated
VercelForward-Deployed EngineerSan Francisco, New York City or AustinHybrid, remote-first
CursorRegional Director, Forward Deployed EngineeringSan Francisco, New York or AustinOn-site
ArcadeForward Deployed EngineerAustinHybrid
H CompanyFounding Forward Deployed Engineer, USAustin or New YorkHybrid
Scale AIForward Deployed Software Engineer, Public SectorAustin and other citiesHybrid, TS/SCI

Taken from each company's own careers page. Postings close, so check the posting before you apply.

Patterns

What Austin FDE jobs look like

  • In the field Saronic FDEs spend time in the field testing and improving its systems. They step in as the technical expert on-site.
  • Dev tools, remote-first Vercel calls its forward deployed role remote-first, while listing Austin, San Francisco and New York.
  • Founding roles H Company and Arcade both post early FDE roles that list Austin as a base.

Austin teams can bring in an FDE without a move

The engineer you hire can cover an Austin team without relocating, as long as your working hours overlap. Time on site can be agreed when the work needs it.

Hiring a forward deployed engineer for an Austin team

Austin teams often need someone who can handle the integration and the people at the customer end. Write both into your requirement. We read it ourselves and look for people who fit.

You get a shortlist with a CV and a short note for each person. Talk to whoever you like. You pay only when someone starts, and talent never pays.

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FDE questions about Austin

Who hires forward deployed engineers in Austin?

In the postings we read: Saronic, Databricks, Vercel, Cursor, Arcade, H Company and Scale AI. Saronic has the most Austin FDE roles.

Are Austin FDE jobs on-site?

Saronic and Cursor list on-site. Vercel, Arcade and H Company list hybrid, and Vercel calls its role remote-first.

Are there defence FDE roles in Austin?

Yes. Saronic works on autonomous platforms for maritime operations. Scale AI lists Austin for its cleared public sector FDSE role.

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