Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Mountain View, CA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$159,300–$212,800
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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151 postings · 65 companies · median $191,000, half $159,000–$215,000
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PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$124,000–$335,000
Verily HealthIntegrates and configures it
Technical Solutions Engineer - Pre
Boston, MA · Dallas, TX · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$103,500–$155,500
$132,600–$174,037
$154,000–$208,000
$100,000–$200,000
LiberateIntegrates and configures it
Senior AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$210,000
$185,000–$300,000 · OTE
AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
LiberateIntegrates and configures it
AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreBoston, MA +2Hybrid
$120,000–$190,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreBoston, MA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
LiberatePlans what the customer deploys first
Founding Deployment Strategist
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$260,000
$150,000–$205,000
$111,040–$138,800
$80,300–$190,000
CroweBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Technical Lead
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +35 moreBoston, MA +36Hybrid
$102,400–$204,100
$100,890–$150,000
KKRBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions, Insurance
Boston, MA · Des Moines, IA · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$100,000–$190,000
Bristol Myers SquibbBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer
Cambridge, MA · Princeton, NJ · +3 moreCambridge, MA +4
$134,980–$179,920
AndurilBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Product Engineer, Data
Boston, MA · Ashville, OH · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$183,000–$243,000
$100,890–$150,000
$115,000–$200,000
$229,300–$310,200
$175,000–$210,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success
Boston, MA
$120,000–$180,000
Reframe SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software
Billerica, MAOn-site
$140,000–$180,000
Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Full Stack AI Engineer
Boston, MAHybrid
$166,640–$250,000
$140,000–$180,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
Boston, MA
$120,000–$180,000
SunoBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage
Boston, MAOn-site
$228,960–$363,510
$161,000–$212,000
94 of 151 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
151 of 151 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $159,000 and $215,000, from 65 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 151 postings, 100 state a minimum number of years, from 44 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 55 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (26), under 3 years (11) or 10 or more years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 151 postings come from 65 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (25), Accenture (19), PwC (US) (11), Databricks (6) and BCG (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 14 are on-site. The remaining 94 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 100 of the 151 postings.
Counted over the 151 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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