$133,400–$226,800
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
915 postings · 429 companies · median $200,000, half $163,000–$232,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
$139,200–$174,000
$220,000–$320,000
$170,000–$210,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreDallas, TX +2Hybrid
$270,400–$401,600
$190,000–$210,000
$105,400–$207,800
$95,000–$155,000
Up to $150,000
$111,000–$180,000
$105,400–$207,800
$232,900–$291,100
Up to $185,000
$198,000–$319,000/mo
$216,750–$263,925
$110,000–$170,000
$128,000–$192,000
$85,400–$168,100
$195,360–$362,760
$128,000–$150,000
$101,140–$182,624
$150,000–$190,000
$117,600–$206,000
AI Field Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
New York, NY · San Mateo, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$176,000–$228,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +2 moreMountain View, CA +3
$152,000–$221,000
$140,000–$190,000
AI Field Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
New York, NY · San Mateo, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$176,000–$228,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Remote
$170,000–$200,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreChicago, IL +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
$180,000–$300,000
$175,000–$250,000
$155,600–$306,800
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreChicago, IL +42
$112,900–$366,300
$221,000–$275,000
$155,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$82,082–$193,440
Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreDallas, TX +2Remote
$270,400–$401,600
509 of 915 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
915 of 915 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $232,000, from 429 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 915 postings, 540 state a minimum number of years, from 295 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 268 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (171), under 3 years (57) or 10 or more years (44).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 915 postings come from 429 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (62), Accenture (31), OpenAI (30), Amazon (incl AWS) (22) and Google (17).
Are FDE jobs remote?
159 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 233 are hybrid and 191 are on-site. The remaining 332 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 394 of the 915 postings.
Counted over the 915 postings in this search. Postings read on October 24, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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