Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreSeattle, WA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
156 postings · 50 companies · 145 state pay: median $203,000, half $184,000–$216,000
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156 jobs match
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156 jobs match
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156 jobs match
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreSeattle, WA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$227,400
$150,000–$185,000
$54,400–$235,100
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$252,000–$315,000
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$182,000–$250,208
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreSeattle, WA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$216,000–$270,000
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$182,000–$250,208
$153,000–$325,000
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$180,000–$225,000
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$170,000–$200,000
Seattle, WA · Washington, DC · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$166,000–$253,000
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$143,700–$223,600
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Bellevue, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreBellevue, WA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +6 moreSeattle, WA +7
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$250,200
$81,720–$161,760
$80,400–$316,300
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreSeattle, WA +40
$138,800–$434,000
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
118 of 156 build what the customer runs.
145 of 156 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $216,000, from 42 companies.
Of 156 postings, 123 state a minimum number of years, from 45 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 75 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (31), 10 or more years (11) or under 3 years (6).
These 156 postings come from 50 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (43), Accenture (19), T-Mobile (8), Google (7) and Scale AI (7).
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 19 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 117 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 101 of the 156 postings.
Counted over the 156 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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