Tier 3Ranked #11 of 18 on The FDE List
Ramp Forward Deployed Engineer jobs
Fintech’s Palantir playbook — $189k–$330k base to build AI for Ramp’s biggest customers.
$189k–$330k
base salary
68/100
Index score
NYC
Locations
Hiring
As of September 2, 2026
The Software Engineer, Forward Deployed AI role
Ramp’s forward-deployed team designs end-to-end AI solutions for its largest enterprise customers, working directly with customers alongside sales and core product engineering. It’s the Palantir playbook applied to fintech, now productized as Ramp’s Applied AI Solutions offering for enterprise finance teams.
Fast-growing forward-deployed team at one of fintech’s biggest private companies.
Worth knowing: Launched Applied AI Solutions in June 2026 — an embedded-FDE offering for enterprise finance teams — days after raising $750M at a $44B valuation.
Ramp FDE salary
$189k–$330k
Base salary
Not published
Total comp (est., with equity)
Base: official posted band plus equity, September 2026. Ramp doesn’t publish total-comp figures.
How Ramp scores
Compensation
8
Program maturity
5
Career capital
7
Momentum
7
Index score: 68/100. How we rank →
Ramp FDE: common questions
Ramp’s posted base band is $189k–$330k. Base: official posted band plus equity, September 2026. Ramp doesn’t publish total-comp figures.
As of September 2, 2026: Actively hiring in NYC; the forward-deployed internship is no longer listed. Check the live careers page for current reqs.
Not typically. Expected experience: 2+ years preferred, heavy AI-agent building. For true entry-level paths, see our new-grad FDE jobs page.
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