Forward Deployed Engineer

Adobe

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Work type: On-site
Location: Lehi, UT
Salary: $159,200–$301,600 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 52 roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $147,440–$216,300 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 286 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,100–$293,125 across 76 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Forward Deployed Engineer

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The Forward Deployed Engineer joins a cross-functional Customer Pod to serve as the technical execution backbone for strategic accounts. As a senior engineer, you will set technical direction, mentor other builders, and bridge the gap between customer needs and platform capabilities. Your daily responsibilities include partnering with customers to understand workflows, designing scalable solution architectures, and building custom integrations and extensions. You will develop working prototypes and ship software across Workfront Workflow, Workfront Planning, Workfront Fusion, and various APIs. Required skills include proficiency in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python, along with experience in AWS or Azure, REST APIs, and webhooks. You will solve complex work management problems, including data models, permissions, and security constraints, while utilizing AI-assisted tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot to deliver production-ready results.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $209075 from 40 postings across 19 companies.

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Skills

Workfront REST APIs Java JavaScript TypeScript Python AWS Azure Workfront Fusion SSO LLM Claude Code Cursor GitHub Copilot Adobe Experience Cloud Adobe Experience Manager Webhooks Event-driven patterns

What you'll do

Partner with strategic customers to understand their workflows, security requirements, and business goals.
Turn complex customer problems into scalable solution designs, reference architectures, and working prototypes.
Build and ship custom integrations and extensions across Workfront platforms and third-party systems.
Investigate and resolve production issues involving data models, permissions, automation, and performance.
Lead architecture workshops, health checks, and technical deep dives to build customer trust.
Feed field patterns and customer feedback back to product and engineering teams to shape the roadmap.
Mentor engineers within the pod and establish practices for documenting team decisions and learnings.
Own the technical relationship with assigned accounts from initial discovery through go-live and expansion.

What we're looking for

8 to 12 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, or customer-facing engineering.
Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python.
Experience with work management platforms like Workfront or comparable project, portfolio, and resource planning tools.
Expertise in REST APIs, webhooks, event-driven patterns, and low-code workflow orchestration tools like Workfront Fusion.
Experience with cloud and data platforms including AWS or Azure, plus reporting and analytics pipelines.
Knowledge of enterprise architecture including multi-system integration, SSO, identity, and data flows.
Understanding of security and compliance including enterprise permissions and data privacy in regulated industries.
Experience with Adobe Experience Cloud or Creative Cloud products (preferred).

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