$223,700–$372,900
FDE jobs across the US
1,377 postings · 474 companies · 1,362 state pay: median $200,000, half $163,000–$230,000
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$85,000–$150,000
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$170,000–$225,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$160,000–$180,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
HuronPlans what the customer deploys first
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
AntithesisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
£80,000–£125,000
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
Iterative HealthBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI
New York, NY · Boston, MANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$250,000
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Qualified HealthIntegrates and configures it
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
$115,000–$155,000
$150,000–$200,000
$147,900–$293,250
$266,000–$445,000
$192,010–$274,300
$190,000–$225,000
Sila NanotechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Application Developer
Alameda, CA
$152,000–$192,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$153,000–$200,000
$130,000–$190,000
$140,000–$200,000
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Enablement Engineer - Customer Success
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$147,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
DatabricksIntegrates and configures it
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Austin, TX
$182,000–$250,208
$100,000–$200,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Enablement Engineer - Customer Success
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$147,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$185,000–$225,000
Orchard RoboticsIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer
San Francisco, CARemote
$135,000–$175,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$110,000–$147,000
GroundswellIntegrates and configures it
Applied Data Scientist, AI Data Platforms
Mclean, VA · Washington, DCMclean, VA +1Remote
$103,307–$178,090
ServalPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
$210,000–$220,000
$77,600–$176,000
828 of 1,377 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,362 of 1,377 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $230,000, from 472 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,377 postings, 633 state a minimum number of years, from 275 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 291 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (232), under 3 years (67) or 10 or more years (43).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,377 postings come from 474 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (67), Databricks (62), Amazon (incl AWS) (50), Palantir (46) and Accenture (43).
Are FDE jobs remote?
216 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 348 are hybrid and 260 are on-site. The remaining 553 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 588 of the 1,377 postings.
Counted over the 1,377 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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