CloudflareImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$184,000–$253,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,202 postings from 488 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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1,202 jobs
$140,000–$200,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Enablement Engineer - Customer Success
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$147,000
$160,000–$180,000
$200,000–$300,000
$185,000–$235,000
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Snorkel AIImplementation & delivery
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
DatabricksImplementation & delivery
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Austin, TX
$182,000–$250,208
Lila SciencesInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
$110,000–$147,000
Pay not posted
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PalantirImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$90,000–$150,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$100,000–$200,000
Hyperbolic LabsImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - Eastern US
USRemote
Pay not posted
$90,000–$225,000
$153,000–$200,000
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Pay not posted
SiftImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
ModalImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
$200,000–$300,000
PoeticDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
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$140,000–$250,000
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$121,000–$186,000
$165,000–$235,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
921 of 1,202 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $220,000, across 353 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,202 postings, 178 state a minimum number of years, from 120 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 101 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (77).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,202 postings come from 488 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (55), Amazon (incl AWS) (42), Databricks (36), Booz Allen (31) and Deloitte US (31).
Are FDE jobs remote?
200 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 276 are hybrid and 356 are on-site. The remaining 370 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 502 of the 1,202 postings.
Counted over the 1,202 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1092 jobs · 385 companies · 1092
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1087 jobs · 493 companies · 1087
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 407 companies · 992
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 354 jobs · 160 companies · 354
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1719 jobs · 639 companies · 1719
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 631 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 808 jobs · 345 companies · 808
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1686 jobs · 531 companies · 1686
- Internal teams · 344 jobs · 230 companies · 344
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461