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FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience
149 postings · 106 companies · 117 state pay: median $190,000, half $170,000–$219,000
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$200,000–$250,000
$85,000–$100,000
$250,000–$275,000
$135,000–$165,000
$117,500–$157,500
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$128,660–$194,218
$195,000–$245,000
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
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$152,000–$240,000
$152,000–$240,000
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$120,840–$145,300
$105,000–$130,000
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Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$85,000–$122,200
$217,000–$248,000
$170,000–$250,000
$159,300–$202,400
$152,000–$192,000
$140,000–$200,000
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$170,000–$240,000
$176,000–$242,000
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$140,000–$270,250
$175,000–$190,000
$200,000–$238,000
$163,200–$236,400
$160,000–$180,000
All 149 build for teams inside the company.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience pay?
117 of 149 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $219,000, from 85 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 149 postings, 87 state a minimum number of years, from 72 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 56 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (17), under 3 years (12) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience?
These 149 postings come from 106 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (11), Amazon (incl AWS) (7), OpenAI (5), Relativity (4) and Relativity Space (4).
Are FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote?
18 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 43 are hybrid and 32 are on-site. The remaining 56 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 149 postings.
Counted over the 149 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