$133,100–$240,100
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
413 postings · 262 companies · median $187,000, half $158,000–$222,000
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Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
$170,000–$200,000
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Software Engineer, ARC Team
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$138,000–$259,440
$200,000–$250,000
$186,000–$222,000
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Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$169,000–$245,000
$200,000–$350,000
All 413 build for teams inside the company.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
413 of 413 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $222,000, from 262 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 413 postings, 259 state a minimum number of years, from 189 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 128 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (81), under 3 years (34) or 10 or more years (16).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 413 postings come from 262 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (13), Fluidstack (10), Anduril (9), T-Mobile (8) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (7).
Are FDE jobs remote?
67 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 108 are hybrid and 80 are on-site. The remaining 158 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 53 of the 413 postings.
Counted over the 413 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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