$180,000–$320,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience
1,165 postings · 439 companies · 978 state pay: median $202,000, half $170,000–$231,000
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The Walt Disney CompanyBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
$138,000–$230,000
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
DatadogIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Feature Flags
New York, NYHybrid
$192,000–$240,000
$125,400–$215,975
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
LG ElectronicsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
The Walt Disney CompanyBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
Form EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
Pay not posted
Dell TechnologiesIntegrates and configures it
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$160,000–$200,000
$135,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
Cadre AILeads the deployment team
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
Revantage Corporate ServicesBuilds for teams inside the company
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
$300,000–$450,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
Sony Pictures EntertainmentBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$153,090–$218,700
$215,000–$275,000
$70,000–$300,000
BasetenLeads the deployment team
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
BrexBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
New York, NYHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
$70,000–$300,000
$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
BrexBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
654 of 1,165 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience pay?
978 of 1,165 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $231,000, from 346 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 1,165 postings, 671 state a minimum number of years, from 322 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 318 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (246), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (48).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience?
These 1,165 postings come from 439 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), Databricks (64), Amazon (incl AWS) (36), Accenture (31) and Anduril (28).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience remote?
194 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 314 are hybrid and 186 are on-site. The remaining 471 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 514 of the 1,165 postings.
Counted over the 1,165 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 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