$180,000–$237,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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1,866 postings · 784 companies · median $190,000, half $160,000–$220,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +2 moreMountain View, CA +3
$152,000–$221,000
$180,000–$300,000
$240,000–$415,000
$208,600–$312,900
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY · Reston, VANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
$180,000–$200,000
$200,000–$250,000
$77,600–$176,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs
Mountain View, CA · New York, NYMountain View, CA +1
$174,000–$252,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
$130,000–$210,000
$180,000–$300,000
$168,349.5–$230,912.6
$215,000–$241,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$180,000–$300,000
$191,475–$260,830
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$184,000–$356,500
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$143,700–$223,600
$180,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago
Chicago, ILHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$185,000–$300,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$160,000–$180,000
$200,000–$375,000
$165,000–$220,000
$115,000–$192,900
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Engineering, Prisma AIRS)
CA, TX, NYOn-site
$156,400–$253,000
$280,000–$320,000
$150,000–$200,000
$150,000–$225,000
$145,000–$250,000
$130,600–$147,000
$120,000–$200,000
$170,000–$210,000
$145,000–$250,000
$117,000–$132,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Hybrid, USA)
Denver, CO · Charlotte, NC · +1 moreDenver, CO +2Hybrid
$140,000–$220,000
1,087 of 1,866 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,866 of 1,866 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $220,000, from 784 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,866 postings, 1,087 state a minimum number of years, from 545 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 635 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (297), under 3 years (116) or 10 or more years (39).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,866 postings come from 784 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (68), Deloitte US (63), Palantir (58), Amazon (incl AWS) (54) and OpenAI (41).
Are FDE jobs remote?
317 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 468 are hybrid and 462 are on-site. The remaining 619 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 838 of the 1,866 postings.
Counted over the 1,866 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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