Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY · Reston, VANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors
1,021 postings · 585 companies · 691 state pay: median $183,000, half $154,000–$220,000
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$92,000–$170,000
$155,000–$225,000
$180,000–$200,000
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$77,600–$176,000
$180,000–$300,000
$191,475–$260,830
$215,000–$241,000
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$180,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$143,700–$223,600
$180,000–$250,000
Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago
Chicago, ILHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$200,000–$375,000
$165,000–$220,000
Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$115,000–$192,900
$280,000–$320,000
$150,000–$225,000
Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$145,000–$250,000
$130,600–$147,000
$120,000–$200,000
$170,000–$210,000
$145,000–$250,000
$117,000–$132,000
$140,000–$180,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Hybrid, USA)
Denver, CO · Charlotte, NC · +1 moreDenver, CO +2Hybrid
$140,000–$220,000
$146,000–$253,000
$136,000–$155,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$145,000–$210,000
$150,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$145,000–$250,000
All 1,021 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors pay?
691 of 1,021 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $220,000, from 375 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors require?
Of 1,021 postings, 511 state a minimum number of years, from 330 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 308 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (96), under 3 years (93) or 10 or more years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors?
These 1,021 postings come from 585 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (36), Booz Allen (21), Anduril (20), Accenture (18) and Agile Defense (14).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors remote?
212 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 231 are hybrid and 333 are on-site. The remaining 245 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 457 of the 1,021 postings.
Counted over the 1,021 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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