Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$207,000–$300,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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768 postings · 336 companies · median $198,000, half $168,000–$230,000
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Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
New York, NY · Frisco, TX · +7 moreNew York, NY +8Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
$185,000–$300,000
$210,000–$270,000
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
New York, NY · Denver, CO · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$143,700–$213,800
$185,000–$300,000
$150,000–$275,000
Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$95,000–$140,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
New York, NY · Denver, CO · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$168,100–$250,200
$240,000–$300,000
Senior Software Engineer – AI, Tax and Audit, FDE
Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +2 moreBrooklyn, NY +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo
New York, NY · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3
$152,000–$221,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
New York, NY · Denver, CO · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$168,100–$250,200
$200,000–$260,000
$180,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY · Reston, VANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
New York, NY · Denver, CO · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$143,700–$213,800
$92,000–$170,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
$174,000–$252,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreNew York, NY +4
$168,100–$261,500
$180,000–$300,000
$215,000–$241,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$168,100–$261,500
$180,000–$300,000
$130,600–$147,000
$200,000–$240,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreNew York, NY +4
$143,700–$223,600
$120,000–$200,000
$117,000–$132,000
$200,000–$240,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
New York, NY · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreNew York, NY +4
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
$136,000–$155,000
$168,000–$285,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
New York, NY · Jessup, MD · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$168,100–$250,200
$183,997–$257,000
$150,000–$180,000
396 of 768 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
768 of 768 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $230,000, from 336 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 768 postings, 460 state a minimum number of years, from 231 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 249 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (114), under 3 years (61) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 768 postings come from 336 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (40), Palantir (23), Accenture (19), OpenAI (18) and Google (17).
Are FDE jobs remote?
50 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 261 are hybrid and 212 are on-site. The remaining 245 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 291 of the 768 postings.
Counted over the 768 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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