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# Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&stage=operations&page=12

1,767 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 788 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).

**1,767** postings · **788** companies · median **$193,000**, half $162,000–$225,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026

[Kastle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kastle)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e233375caf2d43f)

San Francisco, CA On-site 14mo ago

$170,000–$250,000

[Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Privy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d59ec2bd097d76f)

New York, NY 14mo ago

$190,400–$285,600

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b932491c6942bae3)

Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 more Hybrid 14mo ago

$145,800–$280,000

[Postman](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/postman)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Backend)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8aa4bc400c315f92)

San Francisco, CA On-site 15mo ago

$220,000–$240,000

[Notion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/notion)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, GTM, AMER](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0e117d9b65f24c6)

San Francisco, CA On-site 15mo ago

$175,000–$240,000 · OTE

[Pulse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pulse)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90635a8118ec8c9c)

San Francisco, CA On-site 15mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69efe8b63c86af3)

San Diego, CA On-site 15mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

[Invisible Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/invisible-technologies)

### [Senior Data Scientist (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05a0e99369661e8f)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 15mo ago

$193,000–$250,000

[Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga)

### [Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6294269c419cf48f)

San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago

$180,000–$400,000

[Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/754262bce98e3326)

San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago

$160,000–$300,000

[HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fb11cdd2f723145)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 16mo ago

$120,000–$200,000

[Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/44c72be1f6bb6276)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 more On-site 17mo ago

$100,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Mixed Reality](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb1ec88ff7760695)

Washington, DC On-site 21mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

[Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e0c8a5444ac7c7e)

US Remote 21mo ago

$120,000–$170,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8aaf633606393a76)

Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 more Hybrid 25mo ago

$138,000–$292,560

[Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/973f0d388b7bfc6f)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 31mo ago

$165,000–$330,000

[Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2477dc6d175ec143)

Seattle, WA 32mo ago

$166,000–$253,000

[Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/691d370903875671)

New York, NY On-site 49mo ago

$170,000–$280,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7b45a6f45db401f)

Honolulu, HI On-site 55mo ago

$125,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3947dd21f518730)

New York, NY On-site 78mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e78da3aeaac4a853)

Washington, DC On-site 79mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/202a1c138555f746)

New York, NY Hybrid 155mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

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

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/956ee3b9130c2d1a)

Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 more 9d ago

$200,100–$270,600

[LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a714a300a95cf4c5)

Honolulu, HI Hybrid 13d ago

$128,000–$220,000

[GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion)

### [Forward-deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b73577b94cd8839c)

Ann Arbor, MI On-site 13d ago

$110,000–$145,000

[Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin)

### [Operations AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Level 4](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02ed00cb1edd3179)

Fort Worth, TX 13d ago

$104,900–$194,700

[Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft)

### [Data Science - Forward Deployed Engineer: PhD Internship Opportunities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0c06d52863f9673)

Redmond, WA 2w ago

$81,720–$161,760

[C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal, New Grad 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9c92bf5c3f31ac0)

Tysons, VA 2w ago

$120,000–$150,000

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

### [Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3bbbf5a0ec16d6dc)

Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago

$109,180–$197,175

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer Manager - Reinvention Center](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9974c01b8648dff5)

Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +2 more Hybrid 6w ago

$87,400–$253,000

[11x](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/11x)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer [REMOTE - US]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae299b4675bb88c5)

San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7w ago

$180,000–$200,000

[C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed2385b3c6f7f994)

Redwood City, CA 7w ago

$120,000–$150,000

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

### [Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec29b95b982a0af0)

Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago

$117,930–$223,591

[Domino Data Lab](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/domino-data-lab)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Intern - Campus Recruiting 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78e1413c3c8dace3)

New York, NY Remote 1mo ago

$50–$55

[IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e174bceda51fb4b3)

Itasca, IL Remote 2mo ago

$145,000–$180,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/704b290a61b2fffc)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$134,500–$265,100

[PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us)

### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b80cdd6f470539c3)

New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 more 2mo ago

$77,000–$214,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/139f128284087904)

Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 more 2mo ago

$80,400–$316,300

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

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac75979a99501af8)

Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 more 2mo ago

$200,100–$297,700

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e47373df6c9332ae)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$105,400–$207,800

928 of 1,767 build what the customer runs.

[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary)

## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

1,767 of 1,767 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, from 788 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 1,767 postings, 1,079 state a minimum number of years, from 567 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 551 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (329), under 3 years (118) or 10 or more years (81).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 1,767 postings come from 788 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (59), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (44), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (41), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (34) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (30).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

314 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 473 are hybrid and 422 are on-site. The remaining 558 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 738 of the 1,767 postings.

Counted over the 1,767 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

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

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