Join Anthropic as a Forward Deployed Engineer to drive AI adoption with strategic customers and build innovative solutions.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 14 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Forward Deployed Engineer at Anthropic, the individual will work directly with strategic customers to implement advanced AI applications that address specific business challenges. This position requires a strong technical background in AI, particularly with large language models, alongside excellent customer-facing skills and programming proficiency, especially in Python. Ideal candidates will have several years of experience in technical roles, preferably with a background in enterprise environments like financial services or healthcare. As one of the founding FDEs, this role offers the opportunity to shape the deployment of AI solutions in a rapidly evolving field.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze August 18, 2026. Last confirmed on Anthropic's careers page October 8, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 3 other locations at Anthropic: London, UK, Paris, France, New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA.
- AI/ML appears in 52.4% of 462 comparable mid ai/ml roles in United States; Java appears in 5.4% of 462 comparable mid ai/ml roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Forward Deployed Engineer role remote?
- It's hybrid — Anthropic expects some on-site time in Munich, Germany.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Forward Deployed Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Anthropic is hiring for this position in Munich, Germany.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Java, LLM, Python, TypeScript.
- Does Anthropic sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Anthropic targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Forward Deployed Engineer role at Anthropic.
From the original posting
About Anthropic
Working closely with our Post-Sales, Product, and Engineering teams, you'll combine engineering expertise, an understanding of frontier AI applications, and customer-facing skills to understand customer workflows and develop innovative solutions that address complex business challenges while maintaining our high standards for safety and reliability.
You will sit at the frontier of enterprise AI deployments and serve as one of our founding FDEs who helps to shape our forward-deployed motion. We expect our FDEs to operate autonomously, thrive under ambiguity, and represent Anthropic at the highest level in customer environments. This is a significant responsibility: you’ll play a key role in championing our mission in the enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Work within customer systems to build production applications with Claude models, ensuring that these products meet customer requirements.
- Deliver technical artifacts for customers like MCP servers, sub-agents, and agent skills that will be used in production workflows.
- Provide white glove deployment support for Anthropic products in enterprise environments.
- Identify and codify repeatable deployment patterns and contribute insights back to our Product and Engineering teams.
- Maintain strong knowledge of the latest developments in LLM capabilities, implementation patterns, and AI product development stacks.
- Build long term relationships with customers and proactively identify new opportunities for AI deployment throughout the lifecycle of an engagement.
- Travel frequently (25-50%) to customer sites to build in person with customers.
- Be a champion for Anthropic’s mission in the field.
You May Be a Good Fit If You Have
- 8+ years of experience in a technical, customer facing role such as Forward Deployed Engineer, or as a Software Engineer with consulting experience. Former technical founders are also encouraged to apply.
- Native German speaker with fluent English proficiency
- Production experience with LLMs including advanced prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale.
- Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python (and ideally in one or more additional languages like TypeScript, Java, etc) and experience shipping production applications
- High agency with an ability to navigate ambiguity present in complex organizations.
- High cooperation mindset for cross-organizational collaboration, balancing competing priorities with integrity.
- Passion for advancing safe, beneficial AI systems through creative technical applications.
- Strong communication skills to conduct discovery with customers and to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders while maintaining a low ego and collaborative approach.
- A background in financial services, healthcare/life sciences, or another enterprise vertical is a plus.
- Experience with enterprise IT systems and/or AI deployment patterns is a plus.
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