Companies Hiring Forward-Deployed and GTM Engineers

Job titles are a starting point, not a job description. A forward-deployed engineer usually owns customer-facing implementation. A GTM engineer may build internal revenue systems, automate customer workflows, or hold a sales role with technical responsibilities. Read the scope before comparing employers.

Last verified September 17, 2026. Rechecked monthly. Download CSV (5 entries).

Start with five

These are five employers with relevant listings on their own job boards at the verification date. They are examples to investigate, not endorsements, an exhaustive hiring list, or evidence that each company is expanding its team.

1. OpenAI · Open posting checked September 17; recheck before applying

   The role centers on shipping customer-specific AI systems with engineering ownership. Compare its implementation scope with sales engineering before applying.

2. Anthropic · Open posting checked September 17; recheck before applying

   A direct employer listing for customer-facing implementation work. Read the location, travel and experience requirements on the live posting.

3. Baseten · Open posting checked September 17; recheck before applying

   Useful for candidates who want deployment work close to model infrastructure. Inspect the balance of customer delivery and reusable product engineering.

4. Clay · Open posting checked September 17; recheck before applying

   This systems role is a better comparison for builders than assuming every GTM Engineer title means software engineering; Clay also uses the title for sales roles.

5. Palantir · Open posting checked September 17; recheck before applying

   A direct listing for applied AI work with customers. Compare the stated deployment responsibilities, location and eligibility requirements with the other employers.

The directory

Listings were checked against OpenAI, Anthropic, Baseten, Clay and Palantir’s public employer boards on September 17, 2026. The links below point to individual roles so you can inspect scope, location and requirements. A role may close between our review and your visit.

Compare the work before the title

Question	What to look for in the posting or interview
What does the engineer ship?	Production integrations, reusable product features, internal systems, or demonstrations
Who owns the result?	A customer outcome, a platform component, a sales target, or an internal operations metric
What happens after launch?	On-call duty, handoff to support, ongoing iteration, or the next engagement
How is the week divided?	Coding, discovery, travel, customer meetings and documentation
How is pay defined?	Base salary versus on-target earnings; location, level and equity terms

Clay is a useful reminder to inspect titles carefully: its board includes GTM Engineer sales positions as well as systems work. This directory selects the Systems & Infrastructure listing. It does not count every matching title as a software engineering opening.

Build an application around evidence

Read what an FDE does, then use the career hub to plan your learning. A portfolio case should show the user problem, the integration, the constraint that changed the design, and how you checked the result. Remove private customer details before sharing it.

Use the FDE interview guide to practice explaining tradeoffs. Save the posting and date when applying so you can discuss the version you actually read.

Change log

1. September 17, 2026

   Checked five employers’ public job boards and selected specific engineering listings. This is a dated sample, not a market-wide vacancy count.