$184,000–$356,500
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
221 postings · 139 companies · median $192,000, half $155,000–$235,000
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$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
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$141,781–$191,404
$120,000–$170,000
$150,000–$180,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Internship - Warp Speed
New York, NYOn-site
$80,400
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Warp Speed
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$120,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Fayetteville, NCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Honolulu, HIOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
$115,000–$150,000
citi (eightfold)Builds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships
Jersey City, NJ
$142,320–$213,480
$236,000–$339,200
$139,200–$235,200
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$285,000–$285,000
$150,000–$200,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
PwC (US)Builds for teams inside the company
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
ToastBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer - AI/Agent Engineer, Care Automation
USRemote
$151,000–$309,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$250,000–$425,000
Antora EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products
USRemote
$183,000–$240,000
AnthropicBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Operations Engineer, Partnerships
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$215,000–$300,000
$180,000–$225,000
$300,000–$425,000
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
RelativityBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$181,000–$271,000
$198,720–$260,820
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Automation Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, COSan Francisco, CA +1
$124,000–$171,000
$250,000–$400,000
Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Full Stack AI Engineer
Boston, MAHybrid
$166,640–$250,000
$106,200–$182,983
$150,000–$300,000
89 of 221 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
221 of 221 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $235,000, from 139 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 221 postings, 118 state a minimum number of years, from 91 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 48 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (43), under 3 years (16) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 221 postings come from 139 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (14), Amazon (incl AWS) (11), 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 74 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 78 of the 221 postings.
Counted over the 221 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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