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Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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353 postings · 233 companies · median $187,000, half $160,000–$220,000
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$82,100–$172,400
$157,500–$262,500
$145,000–$181,250
$200,000–$322,000
$141,440–$212,160
$156,160–$234,240
$125,370–$179,100
$116,000–$230,000
$156,160–$234,240
$175,000–$250,000
$150,000–$200,000
$116,000–$230,000
$128,000–$160,000
$115,000–$192,900
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer, Commercial Operations
New York, NY · Minneapolis, MNNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$118,800–$207,200
$121,200–$181,800
$155,000–$215,000
$192,000–$240,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
$176,720–$265,080
$180,000–$300,000
$180,200–$252,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
$142,320–$213,480
$121,200–$181,800
$194,600–$272,400
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
$176,720–$265,080
$195,000–$270,000
$102,100–$202,200
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
$142,320–$213,480
AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance-focused (US)
Research Triangle Park, NC · Portland, OR · +6 moreResearch Triangle Park, NC +7Remote
$121,500–$240,500
$145,000–$180,000
$102,000–$115,000
$224,000–$300,000
$123,000–$161,000
$195,000–$225,000
340 of 353 build for teams inside the company.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
353 of 353 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $220,000, from 233 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 353 postings, 251 state a minimum number of years, from 178 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 118 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (86), under 3 years (25) or 10 or more years (22).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 353 postings come from 233 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (12), Citigroup (9), NVIDIA (8), T-Mobile (8) and Citi (Citigroup Inc.) (7).
Are FDE jobs remote?
60 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 94 are hybrid and 55 are on-site. The remaining 144 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 39 of the 353 postings.
Counted over the 353 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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