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Forward deployed engineer jobs in Sydney and Australia

Sydney, Australia

Forward deployed engineer jobs in Sydney split between an AI lab, Australian government work and finance. Some are not standard engineering roles at all: one wants bankers, another wants long experience on a single platform.

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Labs, government, finance

Sydney FDE roles span different markets

A forward deployed engineer is placed with a customer to make a product work for them. Sydney stretches that title further than most cities.

Palantir posts an Australian Government FDSE role in Sydney as hybrid. It lists an active security clearance under what it requires, and prefers people who can travel to client sites. It also posts an AUS Government internship. OpenAI posts a Sydney FDE role on a hybrid model, with days in the office and travel.

Rogo's Forward Deployed Banker role in Sydney is on-site. It asks for front office finance experience, not an engineering background. Workato's Sydney Senior FDE asks for experience on Workato itself.

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Forward deployed engineer jobs in Sydney and Australia

Sydney and Australia postings we read.

CompanyRoleListed locationWork pattern
OpenAIForward Deployed Engineer, SydneySydneyHybrid, with travel
PalantirForward Deployed Software Engineer, AUS GovernmentSydneyHybrid
PalantirForward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship, AUS GovernmentSydneyHybrid
RogoForward Deployed Banker, AustraliaSydneyOn-site
WorkatoSenior Forward Deployed EngineerSydneyNot stated
DatabricksManager, Forward Deployed EngineeringSydneyNot stated
CursorForward Deployed EngineerAustralia, Singapore or JapanOn-site
CrestaSenior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Agent)AustraliaRemote

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

Patterns

What Sydney FDE roles screen for

  • A clearance you already hold Palantir lists an active security clearance as a requirement on its Australian Government FDSE role. It is not a role you get cleared for after the offer.
  • Bankers, not engineers Rogo wants front office finance experience for its on-site Forward Deployed Banker. It is the clearest non-engineering FDE title in Sydney.
  • Platform years Workato asks for experience on Workato itself, so its Sydney role suits people who already build on it.

From Sydney, overlap is with Asia and the US evening

Sydney mornings line up with the US West Coast afternoon. When you apply to us, tell us which hours you can work.

For forward deployed engineers in Sydney

Sydney engineers usually overlap with Asia Pacific teams during the day and with US West Coast teams in their morning. Apply to us once with your CV. Talent never pays.

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FDE questions about Sydney

Who hires forward deployed engineers in Sydney and Australia?

In the postings we read: OpenAI, Palantir, Rogo, Workato, Databricks and Cursor, with Cresta hiring remotely across Australia.

Do Sydney FDE jobs need a clearance?

Palantir's Australian Government FDSE role lists an active security clearance under what it requires. The commercial roles we read did not ask for one.

Can I be an FDE in Sydney without an engineering background?

Rogo's Forward Deployed Banker role asks for front office finance experience. Every other Sydney posting we read is an engineering role.

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