$215,000–$285,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,337 postings · 390 companies · 1,318 state pay: median $200,000, half $162,000–$230,000
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$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
BasetenLeads the deployment team
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Together AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$209,000–$265,000
$180,000–$240,000
$150,000–$240,000
$70,000–$300,000
$160,000–$180,000
$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
DatabricksIntegrates and configures it
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
$153,000–$200,000
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$180,000–$320,000
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$230,000
ModalIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
$125,000–$200,000
$140,000–$250,000
$165,000–$235,000
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead
San Francisco, CA · Walnut Creek, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$163,000–$434,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$123,000–$156,000
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Solutions (AI)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$137,200–$293,500
$115,520–$198,360
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$125,000–$200,000
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$126,200–$212,754
CloudflareLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$234,000–$310,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
DatabricksLeads the deployment team
Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)
US · city not listed
$232,900–$320,200
806 of 1,337 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,318 of 1,337 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 386 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,337 postings, 561 state a minimum number of years, from 220 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 263 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (195), under 3 years (57) or 10 or more years (46).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,337 postings come from 390 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (72), Databricks (67), Amazon (incl AWS) (58), Palantir (48) and Accenture (41).
Are FDE jobs remote?
211 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 324 are hybrid and 285 are on-site. The remaining 517 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 660 of the 1,337 postings.
Counted over the 1,337 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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