$110,800–$177,300
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience
647 postings · 231 companies · 544 state pay: median $210,000, half $173,000–$231,000
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$207,000–$300,000
$189,000–$330,000
$240,000–$280,000
$126,000–$248,000
$134,500–$265,100
$162,000–$207,000
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$102,100–$202,200
$134,500–$265,100
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Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$112,600–$212,700
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$156,400–$342,000
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
$105,600–$199,480
$155,600–$306,800
$194,000–$266,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
$140,000–$250,000
$134,500–$265,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$115,080–$262,320
$215,100–$384,400
$134,500–$265,100
$112,900–$366,300
$130,000–$145,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$134,500–$265,100
$54,400–$235,100
$222,000–$290,000
$125,000–$144,000
All 647 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience pay?
544 of 647 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $231,000, from 172 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 647 postings, 367 state a minimum number of years, from 163 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 182 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (133), under 3 years (34) or 10 or more years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience?
These 647 postings come from 231 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (57), Deloitte US (52), Accenture (31), Booz Allen (23) and OpenAI (21).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience remote?
100 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 172 are hybrid and 91 are on-site. The remaining 284 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 353 of the 647 postings.
Counted over the 647 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