$185,000–$300,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs at later-stage private companies
501 postings · 148 companies · 409 state pay: median $216,000, half $183,000–$231,000
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreBerkeley, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
$136,948–$167,380
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$195,000–$225,000
$114,000–$192,000
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$240,000
$160,000–$213,300
$240,000–$415,000
$200,000–$250,000
$194,736.75–$265,613.9
$180,000–$237,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$168,349.5–$230,912.6
$185,000–$300,000
$160,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago
Chicago, ILHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$191,475–$260,830
$165,000–$220,000
$280,000–$320,000
$145,000–$250,000
$130,600–$147,000
$145,000–$165,000
$134,500–$265,100
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$117,000–$132,000
$160,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$146,000–$253,000
$136,000–$155,000
$170,000–$200,000
$150,000–$300,000
$145,000–$210,000
$150,000–$180,000
$168,000–$285,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
All 501 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs at later-stage private companies pay?
409 of 501 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $231,000, from 106 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 501 postings, 311 state a minimum number of years, from 112 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 163 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (109), under 3 years (26) or 10 or more years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs at later-stage private companies?
These 501 postings come from 148 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (60), Databricks (59), OpenAI (29), Anduril (22) and LMI (16).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs at later-stage private companies remote?
96 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 123 are hybrid and 87 are on-site. The remaining 195 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 303 of the 501 postings.
Counted over the 501 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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