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# Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs

3,311 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 1,375 employers. Compare posted pay, locations and work arrangements, then read the employer’s posting.

Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs).

**3,311** postings · **1,375** companies · **2,430** with pay · median **$193,000** · middle half $160,000–$225,000 · read Nov 6, 2026

Updated Nov 7, 2026

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [Capgemini Invent, Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68750ea540ba8ddd)

US · city not listed Yesterday

$112,600–$212,700

[Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters)

### [Senior Legal Engineer, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef7a2e5d13b23d62)

Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid Yesterday

$102,200–$218,600

[Bounteous](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bounteous)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9cc3cb7eb0bb2aab)

US Remote Yesterday

Pay not posted

[Suki AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/suki-ai)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12d765d673cd368d)

Redwood City, CA Yesterday

$225,000–$250,000

[Creative Chaos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/creative-chaos)

### [Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer (React+Node)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d34411fb810141a4)

Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 more Hybrid Yesterday

Pay not posted

[Monte Carlo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monte-carlo)

### [Applied Forward Deployed Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4593abbbddffbf3a)

US Remote Yesterday

$140,000–$180,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/20d2f37618650476)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid Yesterday

$185,000–$300,000

[Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Client Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8948b7dff5b3ef4d)

New York, NY Hybrid Yesterday

$140,000–$220,000

[Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera)

### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/17886955cf8079ec)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid Yesterday

$130,000–$215,000

[Wafer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wafer)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92a4f62e58e7827e)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2d ago

Pay not posted

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f19e00cc711f7d8d)

New York, NY Hybrid Yesterday

$185,000–$300,000

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db)

San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more 2d ago

$207,000–$300,000

[Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fdc34e1d9832ea5)

Irvine, CA 2d ago

$133,400–$226,800

[Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters)

### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec)

Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 2d ago

$118,400–$253,000

[jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/160095c9c45ee8af)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2d ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4b5aa282dcdc7d7)

East Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · +3 more On-site 2d ago

$143,700–$223,600

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5eb13cea3121c0)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2d ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Ajax](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ajax)

### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4e6543d37b1522)

New York, NY On-site 2d ago

$210,000–$270,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209)

Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote 2d ago

$182,000–$250,208

[SAS Institute Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sas-institute-inc)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c789e2f61e7b01f)

NJ · US remote Remote 2d ago

$136,948–$167,380

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5efd2cc66aab827)

New York, NY Hybrid 2d ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Clutch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clutch)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a66d5225152e662)

US Remote 2d ago

$158,000–$210,000

[Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty)

### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c2eb0f60fcfda6)

Fort Meade, MD On-site 2d ago

$192,000–$455,000

[Banyan Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/banyan-software)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef36dca5262629a4)

US · city not listed 2d ago

Pay not posted

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f)

New York, NY Hybrid 2d ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Mimica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mimica)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Intelligent Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ddc74a231aba693)

US Remote 2d ago

Pay not posted

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d)

San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more 3d ago

$174,000–$252,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91438c07da633c6c)

Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more 3d ago

$143,700–$213,800

[Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfe338dad6dac3cb)

Somerville, MA On-site 3d ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Pramaana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pramaana-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f99fed3ab01cfc35)

Palo Alto, CA On-site 3d ago

Pay not posted

[Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8984aea217c71f)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3d ago

$180,000–$220,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f1c2b67db2daf1a)

Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more 3d ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f13c7e99d08d7c7e)

San Mateo, CA On-site 3d ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer (Patuxent River, MD / Mid-level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e919b8a1a869fde3)

US · city not listed On-site 3d ago

Pay not posted

[Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4962de95ccbeec75)

Chicago, IL 4d ago

$175,000–$220,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f7ea70cdde41e8)

Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more 3d ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d79f8d9d3dca840c)

Sunnyvale, CA 4d ago

$207,000–$300,000

[Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f7a25c949926c4)

New York, NY On-site 4d ago

Pay not posted

[Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9e8e8098a61db)

Chicago, IL 4d ago

$135,000–$175,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301)

Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 4d ago

$143,700–$194,400

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

2,430 of 3,311 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 926 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 3,311 postings, 1,937 state a minimum number of years, from 945 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 1,015 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (554), under 3 years (232) or 10 or more years (136).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 3,311 postings come from 1,375 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (81), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (79), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (73), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (70) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (53).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

696 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 806 are hybrid and 829 are on-site. The remaining 980 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,380 of the 3,311 postings.

Counted over the 3,311 postings in this search.

Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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