Forward-Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$137,000–$207,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads
520 postings · 206 companies · 441 state pay: median $210,000, half $177,000–$231,000
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$160,000–$270,000
$182,000–$250,208
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$280,000
$250,000–$300,000
$190,000–$210,000
$160,000–$190,000
$235,000–$315,000
$209,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
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$180,000–$264,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$209,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$245,000
$150,000–$200,000
$240,000–$290,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$175,000–$265,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$175,000–$290,000
$182,000–$250,208
$200,000–$225,000
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Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
$182,000–$250,208
$150,000–$175,000
$140,000–$225,000
$145,800–$280,000
$182,000–$250,208
$175,000–$240,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads pay?
441 of 520 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $177,000 and $231,000, from 155 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads require?
Of 520 postings, 274 state a minimum number of years, from 123 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 120 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (119), 10 or more years (20) or under 3 years (15).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads?
These 520 postings come from 206 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (54), Databricks (53), Accenture (20), Booz Allen (13) and OpenAI (12).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads remote?
87 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 145 are hybrid and 61 are on-site. The remaining 227 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 266 of the 520 postings.
Counted over the 520 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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