This role pays more than
69%
of similar roles. Most pay
$172,337–$239,440
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$235k
versus about
$206k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About SoFi
SoFi Technologies is a fintech company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, credit cards, investing, banking, and insurance products, positioning itself as a one-stop financial services platform. Industry: Financial Technology & Personal Finance
SoFi currently has
15 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$153,600–$247,500
across 15 roles with salary data.
Sr Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI joins the AI Platform engineering team to build an internal platform that integrates models, enterprise context, and agentic workflows into business processes. As a product-minded engineer and architect, you will partner with subject-matter experts to identify high-value opportunities, map complex workflows, and develop reusable tools and components on the shared platform. You will be responsible for defining the forward deployment operating model, creating technical playbooks, and establishing standards for onboarding and evaluation. The role requires expertise in large language models, including tool use, context engineering, agents, and human-in-the-loop patterns. You will solve the challenge of moving beyond simple chat to implement durable, automated capabilities within a regulated financial services environment while translating field insights into scalable platform features for internal users across the organization.
What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?
Median $209250 from 46 postings across 22 companies.
Practical experience building with large language models, including tool use, context engineering, agents, evaluations, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Experience as a forward deployed engineer, product engineer, product manager, solutions architect, or technical leader for an enterprise platform (preferred).
Experience building internal developer platforms, AI platforms, enterprise productivity products, or agentic systems (preferred).
Remote (Chicago, IL)+453 days ago
$150,000–$280,000
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