CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
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ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Clarksburg, MDArlington, VA +1
$150,000–$250,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
$200,000–$230,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$180,000–$245,000
$185,000–$230,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$150,000–$215,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Tacoma, WAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer - Mission Dev
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$130,000–$230,000
$200,000–$250,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXRemote
$210,000–$260,000
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
$170,000–$225,000
$240,000–$300,000
Qualified HealthImplementation & delivery
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
$180,000–$220,000
$180,000–$280,000
LiberateDeployment strategy
Founding Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$260,000
StriveworksImplementation & delivery
Senior DevOps Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Schofield Barracks, HIHybrid
$220,000–$270,000
$200,000–$250,000 · OTE
Distyl AIDeployment strategy
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
NominalImplementation & delivery
Mission Operations - U.S. Government
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1
$150,000–$210,000
$190,000–$230,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
Distyl AITechnical pre-sales
Enterprise AI Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
Distyl AIDeployment team leadership
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$165,000–$315,000 · OTE
Distyl AIInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineer, Evaluation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$200,000–$250,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
35 of 35 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $200,000 and $225,000, across 15 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 35 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (8) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 35 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are Distyl AI (7), Striveworks (6), LangChain (5), Nominal (3) and Cape (2).
Are FDE jobs remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 35 postings.
Counted over the 35 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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