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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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$62,000–$141,000
GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4Hybrid
$101.14–$182,624
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3Hybrid
$88,000–$181,000
$120,000–$200,000
$77,600–$176,000
GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4Hybrid
$89,400–$166,398
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$180,000–$250,000
$125,000–$200,000
GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4Hybrid
$76,730–$150,800
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$120,000–$200,000
$165,000–$190,000
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$135,000–$200,000
$170,000–$230,000
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$155,000–$175,000
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$120,000–$180,000
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$110,000–$140,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreBoston, MA +3
$143,700–$213,800
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$175,100–$245,000
$180,000–$250,000
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$190,000–$238,000
Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +4 moreAtlanta, GA +5
$110,000–$137,500
$134,700–$202,200
Forward Deployed Engineer, Kaggle, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract)
Mountain View, CA · New York, NYMountain View, CA +1
$174,000–$232,000
$170,000–$225,000
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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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