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# Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&stage=operations&page=13

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

[Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health)

### [Software Engineer (FDE / Platform) - Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25de0e0ad62dad9)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$83,200–$124,800

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

### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed6abce4ec9270a)

Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago

$138,800–$434,000

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

### [Principal Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d348f59a7b18874)

US · city not listed 2mo ago

$142,800–$304,200

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

### [ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3f15e85bbaa708f)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$105,400–$207,800

[Cubic Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cubic-corporation)

### [Senior Software Engineer – Forward Deployed (Fort Meade)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/766ab9278b048859)

Fort Meade, MD On-site 3mo ago

$159,000–$184,000

[Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Intern - 2026-2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6e1dc647e4936bf)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$138,000–$160,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cd7717124410282)

Palo Alto, CA On-site 3mo ago

$120,000

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

### [Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cdab4b71187f8985)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[Phylo, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phylo-inc)

### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/03585b42d1ef8a14)

South San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

$170,000–$275,000

[Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - New Grad - 2026-2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f5951871c970317)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$138,000–$160,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3105e68cce9201aa)

Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago

$120,000

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

### [Cyber Identity - FDE Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39eeda58b60e5f71)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

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

### [AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06caa9dcd7bf5102)

Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago

$112,900–$338,300

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

### [Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8645ee23b18cdb93)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$134,500–$265,100

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bffff1e6db75bc0a)

Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago

$120,000

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

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc07c591fddea61b)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

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

### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd9a583b14500d31)

Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago

$112,900–$338,300

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

### [ServiceNow Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9469007d547233ec)

Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b75532d4c14bac99)

Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

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

### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Manager· Databricks · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/625166c8f3c09b18)

Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago

$80,400–$293,800

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53d621f0f7446259)

Washington, DC On-site 53mo ago

$135,000–$145,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/755946bc2be2b91a)

New York, NY On-site 53mo ago

$135,000–$145,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6416211af8df68e)

New York, NY On-site 53mo ago

$120,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/556514394109fe3f)

Washington, DC On-site 65mo ago

$120,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd532cc43f12eba7)

New York, NY On-site 130mo ago

$120,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00ce9bae32e49a7a)

Washington, DC New · Yesterday

$99,000–$225,000

[Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta)

### [Partner Engineer, Payments & Financial Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6688709161c17bb6)

Menlo Park, CA · New York, NY · +1 more New · Yesterday

$149,000–$210,000

[Lumin Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumin-digital)

### [Senior Software Implementation Engineer - Phase 1](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/723e734fed660126)

US Remote New · Yesterday

$145,000–$165,000

[Cuesta Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cuesta-partners)

### [Senior Software Engineer, Custom Apps and AI Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f255b67b1c427683)

US Remote New · Yesterday

$150,000–$250,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0bc750445dfb6240)

Charleston, SC New · Yesterday

$99,000–$225,000

[Solve Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/solve-intelligence)

### [US Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adae2925ba9aa5a1)

New York, NY On-site New · Yesterday

$120,000–$250,000

[Red Hat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-hat)

### [AI Architect - Top Secret Clearance (TS/SCI CI Poly) required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/434a23d12bf74139)

US Remote New · 2d ago

$130,420–$215,300

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

### [Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Technical Delivery, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9e8b8c7a221512b)

Reston, VA · Washington, DC New · 2d ago

$174,000–$252,000

[Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram)

### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62ba0cdc84fdffe7)

San Francisco, CA On-site New · 2d ago

$173,800–$212,400

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [Senior Staff Software Engineer_Voice AI Agent Prompting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d423e0a0f5dccf01)

Santa Clara, CA New · 2d ago

$190,900–$334,100

[STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str)

### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/327ed3709e5c23cc)

US Remote New · 2d ago

$175,000–$240,000

[Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis)

### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0)

Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · 2d ago

$195,000–$215,000

[ChipAgents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chipagents)

### [Software Engineer, ML for EDA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b4582d6cf8deb16)

San Jose, CA On-site New · 2d ago

$150,000–$350,000

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

### [Mission Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc4b231a5945a37b)

Waltham, MA New · 2d ago

$132,000–$175,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b643e1c49063069f)

Mclean, VA · Fort Belvoir, VA New · 3d ago

$77,600–$176,000

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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