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Forward deployed engineer jobs in Munich

Munich, Germany

OpenAI, Anthropic and Palantir all list forward deployed engineer jobs in Munich. Databricks shares several of its German roles between Munich and Berlin.

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The big names

OpenAI, Anthropic and Palantir pick Munich

An FDE is the engineer a company sends to its customers to get its software working in their world. Munich has some of the best-known employers of them in Europe.

OpenAI's Munich FDE role is hybrid, with days in the office each week. Anthropic lists a Munich FDE role. Palantir lists a Munich FDSE role as hybrid.

Databricks lists senior and staff FDE roles across Berlin and Munich, plus an FDE technical programme manager in Munich. Parloa hires a Manager of Forward Deployed Engineering from Munich, Berlin or London, or remote in Germany.

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Forward deployed engineer jobs in Munich

Munich postings we read.

CompanyRoleListed locationWork pattern
OpenAIForward Deployed Engineer, MunichMunichHybrid
AnthropicForward Deployed EngineerMunichNot stated
PalantirForward Deployed Software EngineerMunichHybrid
DatabricksStaff Forward Deployed EngineerBerlin or MunichNot stated
DatabricksTechnical Program Manager, FDEMunichNot stated
ParloaManager, Forward Deployed EngineeringBerlin, London or Munich office, or remote in Germany or the UKNot stated
CohereForward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (Europe)European cities incl. MunichHybrid

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

Patterns

Munich FDE roles in brief

  • Big names in one city OpenAI, Anthropic and Palantir all post FDE roles in Munich.
  • Staff level open Databricks posts a Staff FDE role that can be based in Munich or Berlin.
  • Remote in Germany Parloa lets its FDE manager work remotely in Germany as well as from Munich.

Munich has the labs, and Germany has remote options

Parloa lets its FDE manager work remotely in Germany. If you want remote forward deployed work, say so when you apply to us.

For forward deployed engineers in Munich

Munich engineers who can work European or US hours can apply to us once with a CV. Talent never pays. An automated screen helps us sort applications. Then we look at each one ourselves.

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FAQ

FDE questions about Munich

Who hires forward deployed engineers in Munich?

In the postings we read: OpenAI, Anthropic, Palantir, Databricks, Parloa and Cohere.

Are Munich FDE roles hybrid?

OpenAI sets office days each week, and Palantir and Cohere list hybrid. Parloa allows remote work in Germany for its manager role.

Is Munich or Berlin better for FDE jobs?

Munich has the lab roles: OpenAI, Anthropic and Palantir. Berlin has more startup roles. Databricks lists several roles that accept either.

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