$134,500–$265,100
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
1,171 postings · 491 companies · median $200,000, half $170,000–$230,000
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$145,600–$240,695
$134,500–$265,100
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$134,500–$265,100
$180,000–$225,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
$180,000–$250,000
$189,200–$372,900
$140,000–$180,000
$183,997–$257,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$63,000–$140,000
$189,200–$372,900
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$165,830–$243,142
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
$145,000–$165,000
$145,900–$248,000
$189,200–$372,900
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$184,000–$356,500
$130,000–$180,000
$105,400–$207,800
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$304,000–$437,000
$145,000–$218,900
$155,600–$306,800
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$150,000–$170,000
$145,000–$218,900
$155,600–$306,800
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$264,000–$379,500
$145,000–$170,000
$175,000–$215,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$188,000–$240,000
646 of 1,171 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,171 of 1,171 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $230,000, from 491 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,171 postings, 765 state a minimum number of years, from 359 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 352 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (305), 10 or more years (67) or under 3 years (41).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,171 postings come from 491 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (67), Deloitte US (67), Amazon (incl AWS) (39), Accenture (22) and OpenAI (22).
Are FDE jobs remote?
204 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 313 are hybrid and 211 are on-site. The remaining 443 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 530 of the 1,171 postings.
Counted over the 1,171 postings in this search. Postings read on October 24, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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