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Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
FDE jobs across the US
970 postings · 377 companies · 955 state pay: median $205,000, half $170,000–$233,000
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LG ElectronicsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
Form EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
$150,000–$170,000
$160,000–$200,000
IntercomIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$135,000–$160,000
EudiaPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$200,000
Cadre AILeads the deployment team
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
$100,000–$300,000
StripeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
AntithesisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAVienna, VA +1On-site
$110,000–$170,000
Charlie HealthBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
$150,000–$210,000
$215,000–$285,000
ZiplineBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Operations
South San Francisco, CAOn-site
$112,500–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
ReductoIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
$153,090–$218,700
$215,000–$275,000
BasetenLeads the deployment team
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
$209,000–$265,000
$180,000–$240,000
BrexBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
New York, NYHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
$145,200–$217,800
$150,000–$240,000
$70,000–$300,000
BrexBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
DatabricksIntegrates and configures it
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
Lila SciencesBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
$153,000–$200,000
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$180,000–$320,000
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$230,000
ModalIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
623 of 970 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
955 of 970 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $233,000, from 375 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 970 postings, 427 state a minimum number of years, from 209 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 206 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (149), under 3 years (53) or 10 or more years (19).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 970 postings come from 377 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (62), Palantir (46), Accenture (43), Anduril (35) and OpenAI (31).
Are FDE jobs remote?
172 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 289 are hybrid and 241 are on-site. The remaining 268 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 426 of the 970 postings.
Counted over the 970 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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