$96,000–$132,000
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1,504 postings from 586 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$180,000–$220,000
Applied IntuitionDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager - Forward Deployment (Defense)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
Oaktree Capital ManagementInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Associate, Forward Deployment Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
$130,000–$160,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
$207,000–$385,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
$160,000–$220,000
$170,000–$225,000
$250,000–$425,000
$191,000–$253,000
$179,500–$269,300
Pay not posted
GuidePoint SecurityInternal deployment & tooling
Innovation Engineer- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
USRemote
Pay not posted
TuringDeployment team leadership
Staff Research Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · +1 morePalo Alto, CA +2On-site
$250,000–$400,000 · OTE
$220,000–$350,000
Pay not posted
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic AI Engineer, Automation
Costa Mesa, CA · Long Beach, CACosta Mesa, CA +1On-site
$220,000–$292,000
$138,000–$230,000
$119,800–$261,000
$170,000–$281,000
$152,000–$287,500
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Environment and Supply Chain Innovation
Sunnyvale, CA
Pay not posted
$150,000–$170,000
LexisNexis Legal & ProfessionalInternal deployment & tooling
Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer
Dayton, OH · Raleigh, NCDayton, OH +1
$78,800–$131,300
RELXInternal deployment & tooling
Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer
Dayton, OH · Raleigh, NCDayton, OH +1
$78,800–$131,300
ElsevierInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Software Engineer/Principal AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$115,400–$192,300
$300,000–$425,000
ImpiricusTechnical pre-sales
Product Solutions Architect
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Remote
$170,000–$210,000
$115,400–$192,300
RobinhoodInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Build
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$130,000–$195,000
Pay not posted
X-energyInternal deployment & tooling
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
$104,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
Antora EnergyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products
USRemote
$183,000–$240,000
$230,000–$303,000
$95,000–$135,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,200 of 1,504 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $228,000, across 441 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,504 postings, 653 state a minimum number of years, from 322 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 311 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (231), under 3 years (72) or 10 or more years (39).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,504 postings come from 586 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (62), Amazon (incl AWS) (50), Palantir (48), Anduril (35) and Booz Allen (35).
Are FDE jobs remote?
274 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 396 are hybrid and 335 are on-site. The remaining 499 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 557 of the 1,504 postings.
Counted over the 1,504 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- 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 · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- 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 · 1092 jobs · 385 companies · 1092
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- 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 · 1087 jobs · 493 companies · 1087
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 407 companies · 992
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- 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 · 1719 jobs · 639 companies · 1719
- 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 · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 631 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 808 jobs · 345 companies · 808
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1686 jobs · 531 companies · 1686
- 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