$182,000–$250,208
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience
1,047 postings · 509 companies · 782 state pay: median $205,000, half $173,000–$230,000
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Software engineering
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Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$250,000–$300,000
$200,000–$270,000
$140,000–$220,000
$182,000–$250,208
$130,000–$200,000
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$135,000–$200,000
$180,000–$240,000
$180,000–$264,000
$182,000–$250,208
$170,000–$250,000
$190,400–$285,600
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$182,000–$250,208
$120,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$240,000
All 1,047 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience pay?
782 of 1,047 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $230,000, from 338 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 1,047 postings, 830 state a minimum number of years, from 447 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 470 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (239), under 3 years (80) or 10 or more years (41).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience?
These 1,047 postings come from 509 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (57), Deloitte US (51), Amazon (incl AWS) (34), Accenture (25) and OpenAI (25).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience remote?
231 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 244 are hybrid and 195 are on-site. The remaining 377 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 551 of the 1,047 postings.
Counted over the 1,047 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