SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
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833 postings from 357 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$135,000–$200,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Oahu (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$205,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$190,400–$285,600
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Seattle, WA
$182,000–$250,208
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems C2
Seattle, WAHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Lila SciencesProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
$150,000–$275,000
$200,000–$300,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems C2
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$155,000–$210,000
$120,000–$220,000
$200,000–$287,500
$135,000–$200,000
$180,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
$153,000–$325,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$150,000–$275,000
$160,000–$270,000
$140,000–$245,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
PoeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
$165,000–$200,000
$100,000–$120,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$153,000–$325,000
$200,000–$275,000
$200,000–$300,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$185,000–$325,000
$200,000–$270,000
$140,000–$220,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
San Diego, CAOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$125,000–$200,000
$140,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
816 of 833 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $157,000 and $224,000, across 352 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 833 postings, 298 state a minimum number of years, from 178 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 166 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (67), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 833 postings come from 357 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (57), Amazon (incl AWS) (29), Anduril (23), OpenAI (22) and Booz Allen (21).
Are FDE jobs remote?
120 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 209 are hybrid and 228 are on-site. The remaining 276 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 331 of the 833 postings.
Counted over the 833 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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- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
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- Production code · 1724 jobs · 640 companies · 1724
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- Implementation / production · 2153 jobs · 723 companies · 2153
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- External customers · 1690 jobs · 531 companies · 1690
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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
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- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461