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FDE jobs · Ongoing operations
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1,781 postings · 793 companies · median $193,000 · middle half $162,000–$225,000 · read
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Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Torrance, CAOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
$129,500–$150,500
Sony Pictures EntertainmentBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$270,000
$230,000–$294,000
AdobeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
Worldwide Clinical TrialsBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance-focused (US)
Research Triangle Park, NC · Portland, OR · +6 moreResearch Triangle Park, NC +7Remote
$121,500–$240,500
$145,000–$180,000
$102,000–$115,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Fannie MaeBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Associate – Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Reston, VAHybrid
$123,000–$161,000
$195,000–$225,000
CrunchyrollBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Enablement
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$183,400–$229,200
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Compute Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$180,000–$220,000
CyvlIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$120,000–$195,000
$200,000–$250,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$140,000–$170,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +8 moreDenver, CO +9
$200,000–$285,000
$145,000–$165,000
$175,000–$225,000
Bunkerhill HealthIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Product Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$185,000–$245,000
Flow EngineeringLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$240,000–$300,000
$230,000–$294,000
$150,000–$225,000
F5Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer lll
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$120,000–$180,000
$250,000–$315,000
MedtronicBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Finance Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Fridley, MNOn-site
$123,200–$184,800
Schonfeld Strategic AdvisorsBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY
$200,000–$250,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer, Global Private Equity Technology
Washington, DCHybrid
$130,000–$140,000
$100,000–$230,000
$240,000–$315,000
$175,000–$225,000
$104,000–$210,000
$180,000–$250,000
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
$210,000–$300,000
930 of these 1,781 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,781 of 1,781 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, from 793 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,781 postings, 1,089 state a minimum number of years, from 570 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 560 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (329), under 3 years (119) or 10 or more years (81).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,781 postings come from 793 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (59), Palantir (44), Anduril (41), OpenAI (35) and Databricks (30).
Are FDE jobs remote?
319 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 481 are hybrid and 426 are on-site. The remaining 555 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 748 of the 1,781 postings.
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