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# FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors

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124 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors, from 88 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $205,000.

**124** postings · **88** companies · 81 state pay: median **$169,000**, half $140,000–$205,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026

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

### [Deployment Strategist, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/160e6f2c5888f330)

Honolulu, HI On-site 10mo ago

Pay not posted

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

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4db610fee594adf8)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 55mo ago

Pay not posted

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

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/657885bd4aca696f)

Honolulu, HI On-site 55mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

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

### [Deployment Strategist - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5472299bdd089131)

Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

All 124 plan what the customer deploys first.

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

## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors pay?

81 of 124 postings state a pay range. The median is $169,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $205,000, from 53 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors require?

Of 124 postings, 58 state a minimum number of years, from 53 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (18), 6 to 9 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors?

These 124 postings come from 88 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (24), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (3), [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (3), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (3) and [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) (3).

### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors remote?

20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 57 are on-site. The remaining 19 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 73 of the 124 postings.

Counted over the 124 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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