$180,000–$230,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,343 postings · 462 companies · 1,325 state pay: median $193,000, half $160,000–$223,000
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$153,090–$218,700
$70,000–$300,000
Together AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$209,000–$265,000
$180,000–$240,000
BrexBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
New York, NYHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
$145,200–$217,800
$150,000–$240,000
$70,000–$300,000
BrexBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
$160,000–$180,000
$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
DatabricksIntegrates and configures it
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
Lila SciencesBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
$153,000–$200,000
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$230,000
ModalIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
$125,000–$200,000
$140,000–$250,000
$165,000–$235,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
$123,000–$156,000
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
$115,520–$198,360
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$125,000–$200,000
Live Oak BankBuilds for teams inside the company
Summer 2027 Intern: AI Enablement & Forward-Deployed Engineering
Wilmington, NCOn-site
$19.77–$32.12/hr
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$126,200–$212,754
CloudflareLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$234,000–$310,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$124,800–$214,500
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Clipboard HealthPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Analyst
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$120,000–$160,000
IntercomPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$199,800–$222,000
$220,000–$315,000
717 of 1,343 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,325 of 1,343 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $223,000, from 458 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,343 postings, 545 state a minimum number of years, from 260 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 298 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (177), under 3 years (60) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,343 postings come from 462 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (64), Deloitte US (62), Palantir (51), Amazon (incl AWS) (46) and Booz Allen (36).
Are FDE jobs remote?
199 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 330 are hybrid and 305 are on-site. The remaining 509 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 597 of the 1,343 postings.
Counted over the 1,343 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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