Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +5 moreSeattle, WA +6
$207,000–$300,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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201 postings · 62 companies · median $198,000, half $178,000–$216,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$143,700–$213,800
$180,000–$240,000
$150,000–$240,000
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +5 moreSeattle, WA +6
$174,000–$252,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$100,000–$120,000
$155,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo
Seattle, WA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$152,000–$221,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$150,000–$225,000
$146,000–$253,000
$140,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$143,700–$194,400
$150,000–$180,000
$145,600–$240,695
$170,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$143,700–$213,800
$150,000–$180,000
$183,997–$257,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSeattle, WA +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$280,000–$320,000
$150,000–$200,000
Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$110,000–$137,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$227,400
$152,000–$221,000
$190,000–$210,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreSeattle, WA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$150,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +10 moreSeattle, WA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreSeattle, WA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$143,700–$223,600
$185,000–$300,000
Capgemini Invent - Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$112,600–$212,700
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +40 moreSeattle, WA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +9 moreSeattle, WA +10
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$300,000
138 of 201 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
201 of 201 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $216,000, from 62 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 201 postings, 144 state a minimum number of years, from 47 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 86 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (37), 10 or more years (11) or under 3 years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 201 postings come from 62 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (48), Accenture (19), Google (11), Salesforce (9) and T-Mobile (9).
Are FDE jobs remote?
18 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 38 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 133 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 120 of the 201 postings.
Counted over the 201 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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