$70,000–$135,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
1,169 postings · 505 companies · median $200,000, half $168,000–$228,000
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NominalIntegrates and configures it
Mission Operations - U.S. Government
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1
$150,000–$210,000
AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
$145,000–$200,000
$166,400–$249,000
C3.aiIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer – Federal
Tysons, VA · Redwood City, CATysons, VA +1
$159,000–$230,000
$150,000–$250,000
$141,000–$200,000
$140,000–$175,000
$200,000–$290,000
$125,000–$142,500
$125,000–$145,000
$208,000–$300,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
ColumnPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Travel Heavy)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$275,000
$150,000–$165,000
GovSignalsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Federal Deployment Strategist
New York, NYHybrid
$140,000–$200,000
KaizenPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Cleared)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$150,000–$220,000
TRM LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Public Sector (Embedded Account)
Washington, DCHybrid
$127,000–$156,000
GovSignalsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Federal Deployment Strategist
Washington, DCHybrid
$140,000–$200,000
$150,000–$180,000
$150,000–$210,000
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Palantir Partnership
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
GovSignalsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Federal Deployment Strategist
San Antonio, TXHybrid
$140,000–$200,000
SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Cleared (TS/SCI)
Washington, DCHybrid
$150,000–$210,000
$150,000–$210,000
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
KaizenPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Deployment Strategist, Cleared (TS/SCI)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$220,000
$175,000–$215,000
$110,000–$130,000/mo
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Integration Partnerships
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
$150,000–$200,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
ForerunnerPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$120,000–$165,000
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
PalletPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (AI/ML Product)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$150,000–$240,000
$141,781–$191,404
$160,000–$250,000
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
641 of 1,169 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,169 of 1,169 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $228,000, from 505 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,169 postings, 758 state a minimum number of years, from 369 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 350 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (302), 10 or more years (65) or under 3 years (41).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,169 postings come from 505 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?
213 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 316 are hybrid and 209 are on-site. The remaining 431 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 539 of the 1,169 postings.
Counted over the 1,169 postings in this search. Postings read on October 25, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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