$200,000–$290,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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392 postings · 224 companies · median $225,000, half $197,000–$262,000
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Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$265,000–$331,000
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Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CASan Francisco, CA +1
$177,000–$237,000
$90,000–$200,000
$156,000–$215,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$288,000–$360,000
$163,000–$190,000
$130,000–$225,000
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Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
$163,000–$190,000
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166 of 392 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
392 of 392 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $262,000, from 224 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 392 postings, 285 state a minimum number of years, from 171 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 146 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (74), 3 to 5 years (62) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 392 postings come from 224 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?
81 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 117 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 138 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 158 of the 392 postings.
Counted over the 392 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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