$140,000–$187,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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372 postings · 103 companies · median $181,000, half $154,000–$209,000
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$280,000–$320,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Herndon, VA · Irvine, CA · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
$62,000–$141,000
$150,000–$200,000
$99,000–$206,000
$95,000–$115,000
$112,800–$257,000
$82,100–$172,400
$128,400–$192,500
$135,000–$175,000
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$131,300–$177,600
$148,750–$201,250
$99,000–$225,000
Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 moreReston, VA +3
$191,000–$254,000
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$153,600–$228,600
$148,750–$201,250
$99,000–$225,000
$112,200–$196,400
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
$180,000–$240,000
$175,000–$240,000
$125,100–$225,200
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 moreReston, VA +3
$167,000–$222,000
$175,000–$240,000
$77,600–$176,000
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Jersey City, NJ · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$153,600–$239,000
$70,500–$203,400
$175,000–$240,000
$130,000–$203,000
$77,600–$176,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Denver, CO · +1 moreWashington, DC +2
$196,000–$245,000
$160,000–$205,000
$211,000–$302,000
$77,600–$176,000
$90,786–$120,673
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +12 moreMclean, VA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$159,100–$265,100
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$54,400–$205,800
253 of 372 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
372 of 372 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $209,000, from 103 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 372 postings, 201 state a minimum number of years, from 87 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 107 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (66), under 3 years (18) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 372 postings come from 103 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (70), Accenture (29), Palantir (27), Booz Allen (19) and Anduril (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
33 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 72 are hybrid and 72 are on-site. The remaining 195 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 222 of the 372 postings.
Counted over the 372 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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