$300,000–$350,000
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$100,000–$170,000
$110,000–$120,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent - Managing Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX
$127,500–$249,350
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
$115,000–$200,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$241,000–$390,500
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$134,500–$265,100
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
$140,000–$220,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$80,400–$316,300
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
$225,000–$300,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$150,000–$250,000
$150,000–$210,000
$150,000–$195,000
$189,200–$372,900
$140,000–$200,000
$130,000–$160,000
$211,000–$264,000
$189,200–$372,900
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$150,000–$250,000
$125,000–$137,500
$223,700–$372,900
OracleIntegrates and configures it
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
Mesh PaymentsLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$600,000–$900,000
1,227 of these 1,839 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,839 of 1,839 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 685 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,839 postings, 1,065 state a minimum number of years, from 465 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 558 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (318), under 3 years (115) or 10 or more years (74).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,839 postings come from 685 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (72), Databricks (68), Amazon (incl AWS) (63), Palantir (53) and OpenAI (45).
Are FDE jobs remote?
311 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 482 are hybrid and 449 are on-site. The remaining 597 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 934 of the 1,839 postings.
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