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Senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area
29 postings · 20 companies · 27 state pay: median $208,000, half $161,000–$216,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Cambridge, MA · Chicago, IL · +22 moreCambridge, MA +23
$207,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
$230,000–$316,250
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreBoston, MA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$220,000
(Senior) Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +9 moreBoston, MA +10On-site
$110,000–$190,000
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
$166,000–$220,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +12 moreBoston, MA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,500–$203,500
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
$191,000–$253,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +12 moreBoston, MA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,875–$203,925
$175,000–$240,000
$152,618–$179,550
$61,900–$141,000
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$175,000–$240,000
All 29 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area pay?
27 of 29 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $161,000 and $216,000, from 18 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area require?
Of 29 postings, 17 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (5), 3 to 5 years (5) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area?
These 29 postings come from 20 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (5), Anduril (2), Bain (2), EY (2) and PwC (US) (2).
Are senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area remote?
3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 22 of the 29 postings.
Counted over the 29 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. · How we read postings