Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

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Work type
Remote
Location
Chicago, ILLos Angeles, CASan Francisco, CASeattle, WAMenlo Park, CA
Salary
$150,000–$280,000 / yr
Posted
46 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k
This role $215k
$134k most similar roles pay here $296k

This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $171,637–$225,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $215k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) is a global professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management, providing services to buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, investors, and developers. Industry: Commercial Real Estate Services

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) currently has 75 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $147,000–$190,000 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer As a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, you will operate at the front lines of innovation by embedding directly with multiple cross-functional teams to rapidly design, architect, prototype, and deploy solutions for high-priority problems. You will act as the technical owner across several teams simultaneously, diagnosing workflow issues and building production-ready fixes in days rather than months. Your daily work involves using AI coding assistants to build custom plugins, redesigning data pipelines, and deploying agents via AWS Bedrock AgentCore. You will also implement Model Context Protocol servers and clients while developing multi-agent systems to automate complex workflows. The role requires expertise in full-stack development, data architecture, and AI agent engineering. You will solve complex technical challenges by translating ambiguous requirements into scalable systems while establishing reusable patterns and playbooks for other engineers across the portfolio.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $215000 from 45 postings across 23 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and architect scalable solutions for complex data and AI problems across multiple cross-functional teams.
  • Build and deploy production-ready prototypes quickly using AI coding assistants as the primary development environment.
  • Develop, maintain, and deploy AI agents and multi-agent systems using AWS Bedrock AgentCore.
  • Create custom plugins, skills, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to connect agents with enterprise tools.
  • Redesign data pipelines and flows to resolve technical bottlenecks and integrate diverse data sources.
  • Establish reusable architecture patterns, playbooks, and technical documentation for other engineers to follow.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for high-stakes technical problems and complex stakeholder requirements.
  • Mentor other engineers on AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, and rapid delivery techniques.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 8–12+ years of software engineering experience in customer-facing or embedded technical delivery roles.
  • Must possess a strong software architecture background to design and defend systems across various platforms.
  • Required hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents on AWS Bedrock AgentCore.
  • Required experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and client implementation.
  • Must have direct experience using AI coding assistants as a primary development workflow.
  • Must possess data engineering experience in building and redesigning data pipelines across various sources.
  • Must have full-stack development proficiency including backend services, APIs, and front-end interfaces.

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