$140,000–$180,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors
1,702 postings · 915 companies · 1,166 state pay: median $180,000, half $151,000–$213,000
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$117,000–$132,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Hybrid, USA)
Denver, CO · Charlotte, NC · +1 moreDenver, CO +2Hybrid
$140,000–$220,000
$146,000–$253,000
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$136,000–$155,000
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$145,000–$210,000
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$150,000–$180,000
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$145,000–$250,000
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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
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$111,426.84–$192,890.16
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$150,000–$180,000
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$145,000–$250,000
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$223,000–$247,000
$160,000–$180,000
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$110,000–$180,000
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$117,000–$143,000
Up to $180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
1,003 of 1,702 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors pay?
1,166 of 1,702 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $213,000, from 586 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors require?
Of 1,702 postings, 843 state a minimum number of years, from 560 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 498 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (172), 6 to 9 years (148) or 10 or more years (25).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors?
These 1,702 postings come from 915 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (71), Amazon (incl AWS) (30), Anduril (23), Booz Allen (20) and OpenAI (20).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors remote?
340 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 378 are hybrid and 550 are on-site. The remaining 434 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 632 of the 1,702 postings.
Counted over the 1,702 postings in this search. Postings read on November 2, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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