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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience
503 postings · 267 companies · 395 state pay: median $193,000, half $163,000–$225,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
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$207,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
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ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$190,000–$220,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$185,000–$300,000
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
$153,000–$376,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$194,400–$228,800
$150,000–$200,000
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$230,000–$316,250
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278 of 503 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience pay?
395 of 503 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 197 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 503 postings, 270 state a minimum number of years, from 180 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 159 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (60), under 3 years (46) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience?
These 503 postings come from 267 companies. The employers with the most postings are LangChain (20), Anduril (18), Booz Allen (18), Amazon (incl AWS) (16) and OpenAI (16).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote?
83 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 138 are hybrid and 104 are on-site. The remaining 178 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 186 of the 503 postings.
Counted over the 503 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. · How we read postings