$135,000–$230,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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750 postings · 356 companies · median $214,000, half $180,000–$245,000
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$140,000–$200,000
$100,000–$120,000
$87,400–$293,800
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$145,000–$285,000
$310,000–$500,000
$211,000–$278,000
$170,000–$300,000
$152,000–$241,500
$160,000–$500,000
$200,000–$325,000
$125,000–$175,000
Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$180,000–$225,000
$175,000–$230,000
$200,000–$320,000
$180,000–$250,000
$180,000–$220,000
$180,000–$230,000 · total compensation
Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +7 moreSan Francisco, CA +8
$152,200–$205,900
$200,000–$320,000
$180,000–$225,000
Backend Software Engineer, Gov
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$180,000–$210,000
$190,000–$325,000
Software Engineer, Implementations
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$90,000–$110,000
$170,000–$240,000
$180,000–$390,000
$180,000–$325,000
$175,000–$225,000
$100,000–$300,000
$120,000–$190,000
GoogleLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSunnyvale, CA +2
$262,000–$364,000
NVIDIABuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA
$200,000–$322,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
SF Bay AreaOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer III, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +6 moreSan Francisco, CA +7
$183,000–$265,000
$116,000–$230,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
433 of 750 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
750 of 750 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $245,000, from 356 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 750 postings, 440 state a minimum number of years, from 236 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 234 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (111), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 750 postings come from 356 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (29), Amazon (incl AWS) (26), NVIDIA (22), Google (21) and Accenture (19).
Are FDE jobs remote?
66 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 225 are hybrid and 237 are on-site. The remaining 222 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 275 of the 750 postings.
Counted over the 750 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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