$180,000–$230,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience on-site
104 postings · 71 companies · 71 state pay: median $202,000, half $172,000–$238,000
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$237,150–$320,850
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$100,000–$160,000
$200,000–$400,000
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
$179,500–$224,300
$157,000–$175,000
$140,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$112,700–$183,900
Pay not posted
$150,000–$275,000
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$180,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
$150,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$270,000
$140,000–$220,000
$180,000–$240,000
$170,000–$280,000
$159,000–$184,000
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Up to $120,522
$175,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
MSS Developers (Various Locations)
Colorado Springs, CO · Falls Church, VA · +7 moreColorado Springs, CO +8On-site
Pay not posted
$165,000–$225,000
$120,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$182,770–$269,080
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
56 of 104 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience on-site pay?
71 of 104 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $238,000, from 50 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience on-site require?
Of 104 postings, 61 state a minimum number of years, from 46 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 37 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (17) or 6 to 9 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience on-site?
These 104 postings come from 71 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (10), LangChain (9), Decagon (4), Rowspace (4) and Agile Defense (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience on-site remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 104 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 30 of the 104 postings.
Counted over the 104 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