Cognition Forward Deployed Engineer: what the postings ask for
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Cognition, the makers of Devin, posts Forward Deployed Engineer and Partner Deployed Engineer seats. In FDE Dispatch's October 24, 2026 snapshot of public job boards it has 15 open, the seventh-most of 121 employers. All 15 are engineer titles: 11 Forward Deployed Engineer seats titled by region (ANZ, APAC, Doha, Europe, Federal, Japan, LATAM, South Korea, US) and 4 Partner Deployed Engineer seats. 3 are US-located, 11 are outside the US and 1 (Sao Paulo) is unclassified on the locations index; 1 lists remote. 10 of 15 state travel, every one with an upper bound of 50%, against a 30% all-employer median. Only the Federal posting lists US pay ($180,000 to $280,000), so this page publishes that range and does not compute a pay median. FDE Dispatch is not affiliated with Cognition; the figures come from Cognition's public job postings.
What Cognition calls the role
Cognition posts under two title tracks: Forward Deployed Engineer and Partner Deployed Engineer. 11 of the 15 titles say Forward Deployed Engineer with a region after the dash. The other 4 say Partner Deployed Engineer; those 4 are among the 21 snapshot titles that say Deployed Engineer without Forward or FDE (LangChain holds the other 17). FDE Dispatch counts both tracks as FDE-family because the title rule includes forward deployed and deployed engineer, so search job boards for both spellings.
On Cognition's Ashby board every one of the 15 lists Customer Engineering as the department. The Forward Deployed Engineer texts describe leading demos and pilots that roll Devin into customer engineering organizations; four of those seats (ANZ, APAC, Japan, South Korea) use the pre-sales wording explicitly. The Partner Deployed Engineer texts describe enabling services partners such as global systems integrators to deploy Devin across their client base.
| Track | Postings | Regions in the titles | Travel stated (upper bound) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 11 | ANZ, APAC, Doha, Europe (x2), Federal, Japan, LATAM (x2), South Korea, US | 6 state: 5 at 25-50%, Doha at 50% |
| Partner Deployed Engineer | 4 | US (no region in title), APAC (x2), Europe | 4 state: all 25-50% |
| Total | 15 | regions across US, Europe, APAC, LATAM and Middle East | 10 state a percentage |
None of the 15 state a years-of-experience figure in the requirements index. Title variants across employers are on Forward Deployed Engineer job titles.
What the postings ask for
Three requirements-index flags hold up against the Cognition posting texts: startup or founder experience, APIs or integrations, and customer-facing work. All 15 mention APIs, against 69.8% of the 563 engineer-title postings in the FDE requirements index (posting text re-fetched October 25, 2026). 14 mention startup or founder experience, against 11.9% overall, the highest share of the 8 employers with 10 or more postings in the index. 14 mention customer-facing work, against 74.1% overall.
| Requirement | Cognition postings (of 15) | All 563 engineer-title postings |
|---|---|---|
| Startup or founder experience | 14 (93.3%) | 11.9% |
| APIs or integrations | 15 (100.0%) | 69.8% |
| Customer-facing work | 14 (93.3%) | 74.1% |
The agents, evals and LLM keyword flags are 0 of 15 for Cognition in the same index, even though every posting text names Devin. Those flags look unreliable for this employer, so this page does not publish them as Cognition comparisons. A mention is not a hard requirement.
Where the roles are, and how many are remote
3 of the 15 postings (20.0%) are US-located on the published locations index: Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal (Washington DC and San Francisco), Forward Deployed Engineer - US (San Francisco, New York City and Austin) and Partner Deployed Engineer (same three US cities). 11 (73.3%) are outside the US, against 40.1% across all 725 postings. The Sao Paulo LATAM seat is unclassified. First-listed places outside the US include Sydney, Singapore, Doha, London, Southern Europe, Tokyo, Mexico City, South Korea and India.
1 of the 15 (6.7%) lists remote, against 27.4% across the snapshot: the ANZ seat covering Sydney and Melbourne. The Ashby workplace field:
| Workplace field | Postings | Remote-listed |
|---|---|---|
| On-site | 8 | 0 |
| Hybrid | 5 | 0 |
| Remote | 1 | 1 |
| Blank | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
US cities listed across the 3 US-located postings: Austin, Texas, New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC. Metro and remote figures for every employer are on Forward Deployed Engineer jobs by location.
Cognition titles 11 of its 15 Deployed Engineer seats by region, from ANZ and APAC to LATAM and Federal. The posting texts describe leading demos and pilots that roll Devin into customer engineering organizations. FDE Dispatch trains engineers to run the demo and pilot scenarios these loops test.
How much Cognition Deployed Engineers travel
10 of the 15 postings mention travel, and all 10 state a percentage. 9 say 25-50% and Doha says 50%, so the median stated upper bound is 50%, against 30% across all employers on how much forward deployed engineers travel. All 4 Partner Deployed Engineer postings state 25-50%. Of the 11 Forward Deployed Engineer postings, 6 state a figure and 5 (ANZ, APAC, Federal, Japan, South Korea) do not mention travel.
What Cognition posts for pay
Only one of the 15 postings lists a USD pay range: Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal at $180,000 to $280,000 (Washington DC). The other two US-located seats and all 12 non-US seats list no range. This page publishes that single range and does not compute a Cognition pay median. Across 255 US engineer-title postings on Forward Deployed Engineer salary the median midpoint is $216,104. Posted ranges are not offers and exclude equity value.
| Title | Location | Posted range |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal | Washington DC | $180,000 to $280,000 |
1 of the 15 postings mentions equity (the Federal seat), against 53.5% across all employers with FDE-family postings.
What this means if you are preparing for a Cognition loop
- Devin rollout. The Forward Deployed Engineer texts describe demos, pilots and rolling Devin into customer engineering organizations. Have a worked example of taking an AI coding agent from a pilot into a team that kept using it.
- Track. Partner Deployed Engineer seats are partner-facing: enabling systems integrators to deploy Devin across their clients. Forward Deployed Engineer seats are regional customer seats. Read the track in the title before you decide which seat fits.
- Travel and region. 10 of 15 state travel up to 50%. Most titles name a region. Be ready to talk about working with customers in that region, on-site or hybrid.
Round formats for FDE loops are on the FDE interview loop, explained, and practice prompts on FDE interview practice questions.
Method and data
Population: the 15 Cognition rows with in_page_stats = true among the 725 FDE-family postings from 121 employers counted on the salary, job titles, locations and travel pages. Snapshot pulled October 24, 2026 from Cognition's public Ashby board. Requirements come from the October 25, 2026 requirements index, which re-fetched the posting text; all 15 Cognition postings are in it. Department (Customer Engineering on every posting) comes from the Ashby board field on that snapshot.
Track: title text (Partner Deployed Engineer, else Forward Deployed Engineer). US-located and remote-listed use the published locations-index definitions: a posting is US-located when every listed location is in the US, and remote-listed when the board marks it remote or a listed location contains Remote. Travel upper bound = largest number in the stated percentage string, the rule on the travel page. US pay: US-only location, USD range posted, first range in the posting text. These 15 listings were live on the October 24, 2026 snapshot; counts are open postings on one day and do not measure headcount.
Downloads: Cognition JSON, field notes, and the per-posting postings JSON. All published datasets are listed on FDE Dispatch job-posting data. Built by scripts/build-cognition-aggregate.py.
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Questions people ask
Does Cognition hire Forward Deployed Engineers?
Yes. Cognition had 15 open Deployed Engineer postings on its public Ashby board in the October 24, 2026 snapshot, the seventh-most of the 121 employers with FDE-family postings. 11 titles say Forward Deployed Engineer with a region after the dash, and 4 say Partner Deployed Engineer. Across all 725 postings, 21 titles say Deployed Engineer without Forward or FDE: LangChain's 17 and Cognition's 4 Partner Deployed Engineer seats.
How much does a Cognition Forward Deployed Engineer make?
Only one of the 15 Cognition postings lists a USD pay range: Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal at $180,000 to $280,000. The other 14 list no range, so this page does not compute a Cognition pay median. Across 255 US engineer-title FDE postings the median midpoint is $216,104. One of the 15 Cognition postings mentions equity (the Federal seat). Posted ranges are not offers and exclude equity value.
What skills do Cognition Deployed Engineer postings ask for?
In the requirements index (posting text re-fetched October 25, 2026), all 15 Cognition postings mention APIs or integrations, against 69.8% of 563 engineer-title FDE postings. 14 mention startup or founder experience (11.9% overall), the highest share of the 8 employers with 10 or more postings in the index, and 14 mention customer-facing work (74.1% overall). The agents, evals and LLM keyword flags are 0 of 15 for Cognition even though every posting text names Devin, so those flags are not used as Cognition comparisons. None of the 15 state a years-of-experience figure. The Forward Deployed Engineer texts describe leading demos and pilots that roll Devin into customer engineering organizations.
Are Cognition Forward Deployed Engineer jobs remote?
1 of the 15 postings (6.7%) lists remote, against 199 of 725 (27.4%) across the snapshot: Forward Deployed Engineer - ANZ (Sydney and Melbourne). The workplace field: 8 On-site, 5 Hybrid, 1 Remote and 1 blank (the APAC Forward Deployed Engineer seat).
Where are Cognition Forward Deployed Engineer jobs located?
3 of 15 are US-located on the published locations index (Federal in Washington DC and San Francisco, Forward Deployed Engineer - US, and Partner Deployed Engineer in San Francisco, New York City and Austin). 11 are outside the US (73.3%, against 40.1% across all 725 postings), spanning Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Doha, London, Southern Europe, Tokyo, Mexico City, South Korea and India. The Sao Paulo LATAM seat is unclassified. 10 of 15 state travel: 9 say 25-50% and Doha says 50%, so the median stated upper bound is 50% against 30% across all employers.
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