$150,000–$200,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors
465 postings · 233 companies · 322 state pay: median $201,000, half $168,000–$235,000
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$100,000–$160,000
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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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$160,000–$220,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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$125,000–$175,000
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All 465 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors pay?
322 of 465 postings state a pay range. The median is $201,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $235,000, from 159 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors require?
Of 465 postings, 148 state a minimum number of years, from 93 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 77 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36) or under 3 years (35).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors?
These 465 postings come from 233 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (32), Anduril (20), Accenture (19), OpenAI (14) and Sierra (10).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors remote?
75 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 131 are hybrid and 168 are on-site. The remaining 91 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 225 of the 465 postings.
Counted over the 465 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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