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Defense forward deployed engineer jobs

26 open roles list Defense, at 10 companies, including Shield AI, Anduril Industries, Hadrian. Every role links to the employer and is checked daily.

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26

Median base

$218k

Middle half

$199–247k

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15 of 26

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Applied Intuition

Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (2027)

Applied Intuition
Sunnyvale, CA·Entry·C++, Python
$130–158k
Onebrief

Forward Deployed Engineer

Onebrief
United States (Remote)·Mid·Python, C++
$180–255k
Shield AI

Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

Shield AI
New Delhi, India · Bangalore, India·Senior·C++, Python
Shield AI

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

Shield AI
London, UK·Senior·C++, Autonomy
Shield AI

Staff Applications Engineer

Shield AI
Taipei, Taiwan · Tokyo, Japan·Senior·C++, Autonomy
Shield AI

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

Shield AI
New Delhi, India · Bangalore, India·Senior·C++, Python
Shield AI

Senior Applications Engineer

Shield AI
Taipei, Taiwan · Tokyo, Japan·Senior·C++, Autonomy
Shield AI

Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering

Shield AI
London, UK·Senior·C++, Python
Shield AI

Applications Engineer II

Shield AI
Taipei, Taiwan·Mid·C++, Autonomy
Anduril Industries

Mission Software Engineer

Anduril Industries
Amsterdam, Netherlands·Mid·Go, Rust

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

United States·Senior·Python, LLMs
$120–180k
Hadrian

Forward Deployed Engineer

Hadrian
Torrance, CA · San Francisco Bay Area, CA·Mid·AI, Robotics
$120–300k
Hadrian

Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering

Hadrian
Torrance, CA, US·Senior·AI, Manufacturing
$300–415k
Hadrian

Director, Forward Deployed Engineering

Hadrian
Torrance, CA, US·Senior·Defense, Manufacturing
$300–415k

Forward Deployed Engineer

Seattle, WA·Mid·Go, C++
$190–210k
Palantir

Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech

Palantir
Washington, D.C.·Entry·Palantir, Defense
Flow Engineering

Head of Forward Deployed Engineering

Flow Engineering
San Francisco, CA·Senior·LLMs, AI Workflows
$240–300k
Shield AI

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Shield AI
London, UK·Senior·C++, Autonomy
Shield AI

Forward Deployed Engineer II

Shield AI
London, UK·Mid·C++, Autonomy
Swarm Aero

Forward Deployed Engineer

Swarm Aero
Remote (US)·Mid·Python, C++
$175–220k