$150,000–$200,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Boston area
42 postings · 27 companies · 33 state pay: median $165,000, half $145,000–$179,000
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Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer (React+Node)
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$223,600
Pay not posted
$165,000–$190,000
Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$128,000–$150,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreBoston, MA +3
$143,700–$213,800
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
Cambridge, MA · New York, NY · +8 moreCambridge, MA +9
$174,000–$252,000
Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer
Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 moreWaltham, MA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (New England Area)
Boston, MA · Providence, RI · +1 moreBoston, MA +2Hybrid
$145,000–$175,000
$230,000–$316,250
$150,000–$180,000
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreBoston, MA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$150,000–$185,000
$110,000–$160,000
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$63,000–$153,000
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$63,000–$153,000
$132,000–$175,000
$54,400–$196,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$191,000–$254,000
$110,000–$200,000
$95,000–$160,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +12 moreBoston, MA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,500–$203,500
$54,400–$205,800
$160,000–$200,000
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreBoston, MA +17
$150,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Boston area pay?
33 of 42 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $179,000, from 21 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Boston area require?
Of 42 postings, 24 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (7), 6 to 9 years (3) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Boston area?
These 42 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (5), BCG (4), Creative Chaos (4), Amazon (incl AWS) (3) and PwC (US) (3).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Boston area remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 29 of the 42 postings.
Counted over the 42 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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