$140,000–$175,000
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Hubs.isDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
Second Front SystemsImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
$180,000–$190,000
$152,000–$246,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
$220,000–$260,000
$116,500–$158,000
$70,000–$300,000
Together AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$99,000–$225,000
$190,000–$240,000
$180,000–$210,000
$99,000–$133,000
$140,000–$180,000
$110,000–$170,000
$150,000–$180,000
$99,000–$133,000
CloudflareImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$184,000–$253,000
$110,000–$170,000
$120,000–$150,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
$160,000–$180,000
PalantirImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$90,000–$150,000
$90,000–$225,000
$175,000–$205,000
$121,000–$186,000
AndurilImplementation & delivery
Deployment Engineer
Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, COBroomfield, CO +1
$126,000–$167,000
$180,000–$220,000
$200,000–$290,000
$153,600–$207,800
$110,000–$130,000/mo
$179,982–$224,978
SierraDeployment strategy
Strategist, Agent Development - Tech, Media & Telecom
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$290,000
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Sr Technical Solutions Consultant- Cloud (multiple openings)
Austin, TXHybrid
$153,000–$222,000
$160,000–$210,000
$82,000–$152,200
$114,600–$234,600
ChainguardImplementation & delivery
Senior Solutions Architect - PubSec (Professional Services)
USRemote
Up to $195,000
$110,000–$145,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
195 of 200 postings state a pay range. The median is $175,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $202,000, across 117 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 200 postings, 63 state a minimum number of years, from 53 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 43 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11) or under 3 years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 200 postings come from 120 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (15), Sierra (7), Amazon (incl AWS) (6), Doss (6) and EliseAI (6).
Are FDE jobs remote?
39 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 44 are hybrid and 73 are on-site. The remaining 44 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 82 of the 200 postings.
Counted over the 200 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 694 jobs · 289 companies · 694
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 113 jobs · 48 companies · 113
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 405 jobs · 258 companies · 405
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 495 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 993 jobs · 407 companies · 993
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 676 jobs · 143 companies · 676
- Growth (Series B–C) · 354 jobs · 160 companies · 354
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1722 jobs · 639 companies · 1722
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2151 jobs · 722 companies · 2151
- Ongoing operations · 1670 jobs · 632 companies · 1670
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1689 jobs · 531 companies · 1689
- Internal teams · 344 jobs · 230 companies · 344
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461