$166,000–$253,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,287 postings · 478 companies · 1,273 state pay: median $195,000, half $162,000–$230,000
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Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$150,000–$185,000
$90,000–$110,000
$170,000–$240,000
$180,000–$390,000
$175,000–$225,000
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
Schonfeld Strategic AdvisorsBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY
$200,000–$250,000
GoogleLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$262,000–$364,000
$180,000–$200,000
$180,000–$250,000
AntithesisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
SG$150,000–SG$225,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
Expedia GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$180,000–$250,000
$210,000–$300,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Washington, DCHybrid
$210,000–$220,000
$110,800–$177,300
$90,000–$160,000
Live Nation EntertainmentBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
$200,000–$300,000
$110,800–$177,300
584 of 1,287 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,273 of 1,287 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 473 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,287 postings, 550 state a minimum number of years, from 277 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 272 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (173), under 3 years (62) or 10 or more years (43).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,287 postings come from 478 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (48), Amazon (incl AWS) (47), Anduril (35), Deloitte US (34) and OpenAI (33).
Are FDE jobs remote?
221 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 346 are hybrid and 296 are on-site. The remaining 424 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 508 of the 1,287 postings.
Counted over the 1,287 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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