$222,000–$290,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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1,789 postings · 791 companies · median $193,000, half $162,000–$225,000
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$155,600–$306,800
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$200,000–$320,000
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Computer Use Agents
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$155,600–$306,800
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$120,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (New England Area)
Providence, RI · Boston, MA · +1 moreProvidence, RI +2Hybrid
$145,000–$175,000
$185,000–$300,000
$142,800–$304,200
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$180,000–$300,000
$160,000–$200,000
$119,800–$261,000
$100,000–$160,000
Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$155,000–$193,000
$182,000–$250,208
$190,000–$240,000
$230,000–$316,250
$200,000–$240,000
$140,000–$240,000
$130,000–$230,000
$200,000–$400,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$220,000
Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
$250,000–$280,000
$150,000–$180,000
$224,000–$394,000 · OTE
$160,000–$250,000
$182,000–$250,208
$215,000–$250,000
$224,000–$394,000 · OTE
$180,000–$260,000
$160,000–$300,000
$165,000–$185,000
$165,000–$350,000
$150,000–$200,000
933 of 1,789 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,789 of 1,789 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, from 791 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,789 postings, 1,088 state a minimum number of years, from 571 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 555 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (331), under 3 years (120) or 10 or more years (82).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,789 postings come from 791 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (59), Palantir (50), Anduril (42), OpenAI (34) and Databricks (30).
Are FDE jobs remote?
318 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 476 are hybrid and 434 are on-site. The remaining 561 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 753 of the 1,789 postings.
Counted over the 1,789 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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