$102,200–$234,800
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with remote work serving external customers
143 postings · 85 companies · 106 state pay: median $205,000, half $173,000–$235,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
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$192,010–$274,300
$182,000–$250,208
$110,800–$177,300
$126,000–$248,000
$192,010–$274,300
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$192,010–$274,300
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$153,000–$376,000
$192,010–$274,300
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$194,400–$228,800
$192,010–$274,300
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$182,000–$250,208
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$201,300–$352,300
$250,000–$280,000
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$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Pay not posted
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Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$179,500–$224,300
$200,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$155,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
92 of 143 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with remote work serving external customers pay?
106 of 143 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $235,000, from 62 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with remote work serving external customers require?
Of 143 postings, 85 state a minimum number of years, from 61 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 37 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (34), under 3 years (8) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with remote work serving external customers?
These 143 postings come from 85 companies. The employers with the most postings are LangChain (10), NVIDIA (9), Kong (7), Databricks (6) and Nebius (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with remote work serving external customers remote?
143 postings allow remote work from the US. Travel is mentioned in 64 of the 143 postings.
Counted over the 143 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Check each posting for residency restrictions and travel requirements. 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