$150,000–$200,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors
563 postings · 265 companies · 410 state pay: median $193,000, half $158,000–$230,000
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(Senior) Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +9 moreBoston, MA +10On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$135,000–$200,000
$230,000–$300,000
$200,000–$325,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$205,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$190,400–$285,600
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$180,000–$233,000
$182,000–$250,208
$135,000–$200,000
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
Pay not posted
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$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - North America
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
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$135,000–$200,000
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$150,000–$275,000
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$135,000–$200,000
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$155,000–$210,000
$135,000–$200,000
$120,000–$220,000
$200,000–$287,500
$180,000–$300,000
$135,000–$200,000
$150,000–$200,000
$153,000–$325,000
All 563 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors pay?
410 of 563 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $230,000, from 184 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors require?
Of 563 postings, 195 state a minimum number of years, from 119 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 101 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (48), under 3 years (43) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors?
These 563 postings come from 265 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (32), Anduril (20), Booz Allen (20), Accenture (19) and OpenAI (14).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors remote?
85 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 136 are hybrid and 174 are on-site. The remaining 168 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 263 of the 563 postings.
Counted over the 563 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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