$210,000–$300,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,235 postings · 437 companies · 1,215 state pay: median $201,000, half $167,000–$233,000
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$90,000–$160,000
$200,000–$300,000
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
NBCUniversalBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
SharkNinjaBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Growth Strategist (Commercial AI Solutions)
Needham, MA
$135,000–$165,000
84.51 DegreesBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
$140,000–$160,000
$180,000–$320,000
$138,000–$230,000
DatadogIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Feature Flags
New York, NYHybrid
$192,000–$240,000
Alternative PaymentsBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
LG ElectronicsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
Form EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
$150,000–$170,000
$160,000–$200,000
IntercomIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$135,000–$160,000
$300,000–$500,000
EudiaPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$200,000
Cadre AILeads the deployment team
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
$100,000–$300,000
StripeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
$300,000–$450,000
AntithesisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAVienna, VA +1On-site
$110,000–$170,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Charlie HealthBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
$150,000–$210,000
$215,000–$285,000
ZiplineBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Operations
South San Francisco, CAOn-site
$112,500–$300,000
$220,000–$260,000
$150,000–$200,000
ReductoIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
$153,090–$218,700
$215,000–$275,000
$70,000–$300,000
BasetenLeads the deployment team
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
633 of 1,235 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,215 of 1,235 postings state a pay range. The median is $201,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $233,000, from 432 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,235 postings, 513 state a minimum number of years, from 250 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 254 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (167), under 3 years (65) or 10 or more years (27).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,235 postings come from 437 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (69), Palantir (60), Accenture (44), OpenAI (41) and Anduril (38).
Are FDE jobs remote?
215 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 377 are hybrid and 335 are on-site. The remaining 308 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 551 of the 1,235 postings.
Counted over the 1,235 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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