Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers
844 postings · 282 companies · 708 state pay: median $208,000, half $175,000–$233,000
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ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Pay not posted
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
$142,800–$304,200
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
$159,000–$184,000
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$112,900–$366,300
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
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Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$80,400–$305,000
Cyber - AWS Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$190,200–$360,500
$155,600–$306,800
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$155,600–$306,800
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AI Cloud Native Forward Deployed Senior Manager | Associate Director
Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$112,900–$366,300
$155,600–$306,800
$134,500–$265,100
$189,200–$372,900
$155,600–$306,800
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$179,000–$250,000
$99,000–$225,000
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$140,000–$165,000
$166,500–$291,400
$150,000–$250,000
$166,000–$220,000
$144,900–$302,100
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$99,000–$225,000
$191,000–$253,000
$104,800–$218,500
$120,000–$136,000
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609 of 844 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers pay?
708 of 844 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $233,000, from 217 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require?
Of 844 postings, 470 state a minimum number of years, from 199 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 223 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (170), under 3 years (42) or 10 or more years (35).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers?
These 844 postings come from 282 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), Databricks (57), Amazon (incl AWS) (32), Accenture (30) and Booz Allen (27).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote?
144 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 215 are hybrid and 128 are on-site. The remaining 357 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 454 of the 844 postings.
Counted over the 844 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings