AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
20 postings · 16 companies · 18 state pay: median $191,000, half $180,000–$242,000
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AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$310,000–$350,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Seattle, WAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
BainBuilds what the customer runs
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,875–$203,925
AfreshLeads the deployment team
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
$180,000–$200,000
$200,000–$250,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Austin, TXHybrid
$153,000–$222,000
$154,000–$208,000
Tessera LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$150,000–$210,000
$154,000–$205,000
Fundamental Research LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$124,000–$165,000
$150,000–$210,000
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Austin, TX · Reston, VAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
LiberatePlans what the customer deploys first
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$260,000
$100,000–$130,000
$100,000–$130,000
18 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $242,000, from 14 companies.
Of 20 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (3) or 10 or more years (1).
These 20 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (3), Datadog (2), GovWell (2), Afresh (1) and Anthropic (1).
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 20 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 20 of the 20 postings.
Counted over the 20 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings