$133,400–$226,800
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience
544 postings · 255 companies · 441 state pay: median $215,000, half $185,000–$231,000
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$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreBerkeley, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
$136,948–$167,380
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$168,100–$250,200
$185,000–$300,000
$140,000–$170,000
$185,000–$215,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$168,100–$250,200
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$143,700–$213,800
Pay not posted
Senior Software Engineer – AI, Tax and Audit, FDE
Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +2 moreBrooklyn, NY +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
$85,000–$95,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$250,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
$197,800–$271,975
Pay not posted
$240,000–$415,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$208,600–$312,900
$200,000–$287,500
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs
Mountain View, CA · New York, NYMountain View, CA +1
$174,000–$252,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
$194,736.75–$265,613.9
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$184,000–$356,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$168,349.5–$230,912.6
$185,000–$300,000
$160,000–$180,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
All 544 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience pay?
441 of 544 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $231,000, from 179 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 544 postings, 443 state a minimum number of years, from 230 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 223 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (169), 10 or more years (33) or under 3 years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience?
These 544 postings come from 255 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (54), Deloitte US (46), Amazon (incl AWS) (29), Accenture (16) and OpenAI (15).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience remote?
115 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 127 are hybrid and 70 are on-site. The remaining 232 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 310 of the 544 postings.
Counted over the 544 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 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