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# FDE jobs · Implementation / production

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&stage=implementation&page=17

2,366 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 916 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).

**2,366** postings · **916** companies · median **$193,000** · middle half $162,000–$225,000 · read Nov 8, 2026

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

### [Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19bb1237798f4e23)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025

$210,000–$300,000

[Sphinx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sphinx)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc19ab20b8cf405)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$120,000–$200,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b462959d99b505d1)

Boston, MA 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6db316cd45847e5a)

Washington, DC Hybrid Since 2025

$135,000–$200,000

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

### [Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/194ad054792c1d47)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025

$180,000–$264,000

[Lila Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lila-sciences)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f4ccd670bfaf5d4)

Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CA Since 2025

$192,000–$256,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcf76cf6f63bfb5f)

Chicago, IL 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9c6b703ea2bbabb)

Arlington, VA On-site Since 2025

$190,000–$210,000

[Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a515989aba741206)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Since 2025

$135,000–$300,000

[Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0acbfff78099976)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$180,000–$240,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e93ea0e7d853afe)

Dallas, TX 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

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

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

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$170,000–$250,000

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

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

New York, NY Since 2025

$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 Since 2025

$145,800–$280,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24b7416020b611fb)

Seattle, WA 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Picogrid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/picogrid)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b986901355d74972)

El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NC Since 2025

$120,000–$200,000

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

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

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$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 Since 2025

$175,000–$240,000 · OTE

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6327fdd943f538b8)

Los Angeles, CA 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

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

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

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$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 Since 2025

$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 Since 2025

$193,000–$250,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54855e166e9842d1)

San Francisco, CA 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

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

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

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$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 Since 2025

$160,000–$300,000

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

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

Chicago, IL Hybrid Since 2025

$120,000–$200,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbb3dcfd7cabae24)

New York, NY 8mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[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 Since 2025

$100,000–$200,000

[Actively AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/actively-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/48490ccfd314b507)

New York, NY Since 2025

$170,000–$200,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6540ac77a771423e)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025

$135,000–$200,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f6a776c2db596e)

New York, NY 10mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

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

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

US Remote Since 2025

$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 Since 2024

$138,000–$292,560

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

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

Washington, DC On-site Since 2025

$135,000–$200,000

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

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

San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2024

$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 Since 2024

$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 Since 2022

$170,000–$280,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d94737e75ca1057)

Washington, DC On-site Since 2024

$135,000–$200,000

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

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/298c1529a0e68043)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2024

$135,000–$200,000

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

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

Honolulu, HI On-site Since 2022

$125,000–$200,000

1,325 of these 2,366 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

2,366 of 2,366 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, from 916 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 2,366 postings, 1,423 state a minimum number of years, from 650 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 723 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (436), under 3 years (153) or 10 or more years (111).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 2,366 postings come from 916 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (81), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (71), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (71), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (62) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (53).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

410 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 622 are hybrid and 531 are on-site. The remaining 803 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,041 of the 2,366 postings.

Counted over the 2,366 postings in this search.

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

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