$90,000–$160,000
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288 postings from 148 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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ChalkDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
Up to $135,000
$140,000–$220,000
Alternative PaymentsInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$300,000–$500,000
ReevoImplementation & delivery
Builder - Forward Deployed Generalist (Early Career)
San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$105,000–$135,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Hubs.isDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
$300,000–$450,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
£80,000–£125,000
$180,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$230,000–$300,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAVienna, VA +1On-site
$110,000–$170,000
$70,000–$300,000
$190,000–$265,000
$230,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$240,000
$70,000–$300,000
Lila SciencesInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$100,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
163 of 288 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $230,000, across 97 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 288 postings, 87 state a minimum number of years, from 63 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 51 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (28) or 6 to 9 years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 288 postings come from 148 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (17), Retell AI (9), Fundamental Research Labs (5), Northslope Technologies (5) and Obin AI (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
44 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 72 are hybrid and 148 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 104 of the 288 postings.
Counted over the 288 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 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 · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- 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
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 35 companies · 125
- 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 · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- 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 · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- 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 · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 990 jobs · 405 companies · 990
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 672 jobs · 142 companies · 672
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- 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 · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- 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 · 632 companies · 1666
- 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 · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- 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