$154,445–$185,334
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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388 postings · 223 companies · median $225,000, half $197,000–$262,000
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$227,200–$324,500
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
$140,000–$215,000
$190,000–$230,000
$146,370–$221,400
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
DatabricksBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications
Mountain View, CA
$192,000–$260,000
$200,000–$230,000
$250,000–$400,000
$347,000–$445,000
$150,000–$190,000
$220,000–$290,000
$194,600–$293,900
$220,000–$350,000
Faraday FutureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI & Business Operations Engineer
El Segundo, CA
$130,000–$150,000
$280,000–$410,000
PolymarketBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control
New York, NYOn-site
$250,000–$400,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
$200,000–$280,000
$186,000–$222,000
Redwood MaterialsBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer
Mccarran, NV · San Francisco, CAMccarran, NV +1Hybrid
$217,500–$287,500
$225,000–$250,000
$250,000–$400,000 · OTE
$130,000–$150,000
Vannevar LabsLeads the deployment team
Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)
Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Remote
$150,000–$215,000
$164,500–$296,700
$176,000–$317,400
166 of 388 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
388 of 388 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $262,000, from 223 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 388 postings, 282 state a minimum number of years, from 168 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 145 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (72), 3 to 5 years (62) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 388 postings come from 223 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (22), Deloitte US (9), OpenAI (8), ServiceNow (8) and Anduril (6).
Are FDE jobs remote?
80 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 114 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 138 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 155 of the 388 postings.
Counted over the 388 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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