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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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NotionPlans what the customer deploys first

Forward Deployed Architect

San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid

$165,000–$205,000 · OTE

806 of 1,337 build what the customer runs.

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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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