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Roles - US

Forward Deployed Engineer recruitment in the United States.

Re:Sourced runs structured search for forward deployed engineers in the United States. Median 21 days from intake to signed offer, 90-day replacement guarantee, calibrated against an active network of senior engineers across the US market.

The role

What a forward deployed engineer in the United States actually does.

Customer-embedded engineer who ships production integrations inside client environments post-sale. Common in AI-native and enterprise SaaS. The qualifying pool is thin because the title only consolidated around 2023-24; most strong candidates carry other titles, so searches rely on profile translation rather than keyword sourcing.

In the United States, forward deployed engineer hiring concentrates around the market's deepest engineering employers - listed financial services, AI-native scale-ups, fintech and the platform tail. Hybrid is the dominant pattern; full-remote is increasingly negotiated for senior roles.

Salary band 2026

What you should pay this role.

Bands are calibrated against active Re:Sourced searches in the United States for 2026. Base only; total compensation typically runs 20-50% above base when equity is structured well.

For full salary bands across all six disciplines, seniority levels and cities, see the Australian Tech Engineering Salary Guide 2026. For named-employer comp data on a specific brief, submit a brief.

For a calibrated read on a specific brief, including named-employer comp data, submit a brief.

How we hire

Re:Sourced process.

Submit a brief

Hire your next forward deployed engineer.

30 minute working session. No fee until placement. Replacement inside 90 days.