$120,000–$190,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads
365 postings · 171 companies · 297 state pay: median $216,000, half $177,000–$233,000
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Technical lead
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$152,900–$210,155
$156,060–$211,140
$160,000–$180,000
$180,000–$230,000
$182,000–$250,208
$168,912–$253,368
$240,000–$300,000
$170,000–$220,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,000–$190,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
$120,000–$158,000
$200,000–$270,000
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$236,000–$339,250
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$180,000–$225,000
$310,000–$350,000
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$216,000–$270,000
$150,000–$300,000
$135,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$252,000–$315,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
$148,000–$255,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Charlotte, NC · Denver, CO · +1 moreCharlotte, NC +2Hybrid
$116,400–$200,000
$160,000–$210,000
$182,000–$250,208
$150,000–$300,000
$200,000–$250,000
All 365 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads pay?
297 of 365 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $177,000 and $233,000, from 127 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads require?
Of 365 postings, 185 state a minimum number of years, from 97 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 79 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (79), 10 or more years (14) or under 3 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads?
These 365 postings come from 171 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (53), Accenture (20), OpenAI (12), CapTech Consulting (10) and Scale AI (9).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads remote?
66 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 126 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 117 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 177 of the 365 postings.
Counted over the 365 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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