$210,000–$260,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
217 postings · 138 companies · median $192,000, half $155,000–$236,000
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Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
bertramcapitalmanagementBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Foster City, CA
$140,000–$160,000
aircallioincIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Key Accounts (AI Solutions)
San Francisco, CA
$175,000–$230,000
$188,000–$275,000
$125,000–$175,000
$236,000–$354,000
aircallioincLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
$250,000–$315,000
$99,000–$133,000
TwentyIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI (CI Poly)
Fort Meade, MDOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
$140,000–$200,000
$200,000–$275,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$250,000–$315,000
$200,000–$300,000
$150,000–$190,000
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Enablement Engineer - Customer Success
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$147,000
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Enablement Engineer - Customer Success
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$147,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
nvidia (eightfold)Integrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI
US · city not listed
$184,000–$287,500
$87,100–$157,450
$100,000–$230,000
$117,000–$178,000 · OTE
nvidia (eightfold)Integrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
US · city not listed
$184,000–$356,500
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$114,600–$234,600
$123,000–$205,000 · OTE
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant - Security, WWPS Professional Services - GPS
Herndon, VA
$153,600–$207,800
$130,000–$180,000
$100,000–$230,000
$170,000–$230,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant - Security
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$153,600–$207,800
NominalIntegrates and configures it
Baremetal Infrastructure Engineer
New York, NY · Seattle, WA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3
$120,000–$230,000
$120,000–$170,000
$184,000–$356,500
$200,000–$250,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
88 of 217 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
217 of 217 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $236,000, from 138 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 217 postings, 116 state a minimum number of years, from 91 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 47 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (42), under 3 years (16) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 217 postings come from 138 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (14), Amazon (incl AWS) (10), NVIDIA (6), Google (5) and Databricks (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
41 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 56 are hybrid and 50 are on-site. The remaining 70 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 76 of the 217 postings.
Counted over the 217 postings in this search. Postings read on October 25, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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