Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate
Denver, CO · Chicago, IL · +57 moreDenver, CO +58Hybrid
$63,000–$140,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
92 postings · 31 companies · median $181,000, half $154,000–$203,000
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$167,000–$209,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Denver, CO · Austin, TX · +39 moreDenver, CO +40
$80,400–$316,300
$155,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Denver, CO · Chicago, IL · +57 moreDenver, CO +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$117,600–$206,000
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed Platform
Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2Hybrid
$190,000–$300,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Denver, CO · Chicago, IL · +41 moreDenver, CO +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
$155,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$207,000–$300,000
$162,000–$207,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Denver, CO · Chicago, IL · +41 moreDenver, CO +42
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreDenver, CO +10
$88,970–$316,750
$182,000–$250,208
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +40 moreDenver, CO +41
$112,900–$302,400
$150,000–$185,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Denver, CO · Mclean, VA · +8 moreDenver, CO +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$116,400–$200,000
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +26 moreDenver, CO +27
$54,400–$205,800
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreDenver, CO +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$112,900–$366,300
$54,400–$235,100
$80,400–$316,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
$80,400–$316,300
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Denver, CO · Chicago, IL · +39 moreDenver, CO +40
$138,800–$434,000
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreDenver, CO +42
$112,900–$366,300
Data and AI Consultant, Google Cloud Consulting
Chicago, IL · Austin, TX · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$152,000–$221,000
$82,100–$172,400
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$131,300–$177,600
AI-Native Software Engineering Americas Market
Denver, CO · Chicago, IL · +40 moreDenver, CO +41
$54,400–$235,100
Application Modernization Engineer, Professional Services, Google Cloud
Austin, TX · Boulder, CO · +2 moreAustin, TX +3
$152,000–$221,000
$175,000–$250,000
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Jersey City, NJ · +6 moreDenver, CO +7
$153,600–$228,600
$175,000–$240,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
$120,000–$170,000
$80,400–$316,300
52 of 92 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
92 of 92 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $203,000, from 31 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 92 postings, 52 state a minimum number of years, from 26 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (22), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 92 postings come from 31 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (19), Amazon (incl AWS) (12), Google (7), Salesforce (7) and Anduril (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 22 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 61 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 56 of the 92 postings.
Counted over the 92 postings in this search. Postings read on October 24, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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