$207,000–$300,000
Senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs
879 postings · 332 companies · 706 state pay: median $200,000, half $164,000–$228,000
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$200,000–$400,000
$182,000–$250,208
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$207,000–$300,000
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$182,000–$250,208
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$237,150–$320,850
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$189,000–$330,000
$200,000–$400,000
$120,000–$200,000
$126,000–$248,000
$134,500–$265,100
$162,000–$207,000
$165,000–$200,000
$102,100–$202,200
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$134,500–$265,100
$105,600–$199,480
$143,640–$273,000
$156,400–$342,000
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$140,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
$194,000–$266,000
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
$115,080–$262,320
$155,600–$306,800
Pay not posted
$70,500–$203,400
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
All 879 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs pay?
706 of 879 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $228,000, from 240 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs require?
Of 879 postings, 363 state a minimum number of years, from 169 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 187 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (126), under 3 years (46) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs?
These 879 postings come from 332 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (58), Deloitte US (57), Accenture (32), Booz Allen (31) and Palantir (31).
Are senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs remote?
122 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 237 are hybrid and 198 are on-site. The remaining 322 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 446 of the 879 postings.
Counted over the 879 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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