$182,000–$250,208
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads
819 postings · 397 companies · 643 state pay: median $210,000, half $180,000–$231,000
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Technical lead
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$189,200–$372,900
$250,000–$280,000
$167,000–$196,000
$182,000–$250,208
$91,100–$175,100
$224,000–$394,000 · OTE
$160,000–$250,000
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
$180,000–$260,000
$165,000–$185,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$150,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Team Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$270,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$150,000–$200,000
$185,000–$230,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$250,000–$315,000
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
$115,000–$200,000
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$240,000
$155,600–$306,800
$180,000–$230,000
$200,000–$260,000
$177,375–$209,625
$155,600–$306,800
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$240,000
$155,600–$306,800
$152,900–$210,155
$180,000–$230,000
All 819 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads pay?
643 of 819 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $231,000, from 274 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads require?
Of 819 postings, 556 state a minimum number of years, from 286 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 270 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (211), 10 or more years (43) or under 3 years (32).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads?
These 819 postings come from 397 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (54), Deloitte US (54), Amazon (incl AWS) (31), Accenture (21) and OpenAI (18).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads remote?
181 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 201 are hybrid and 135 are on-site. The remaining 302 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 434 of the 819 postings.
Counted over the 819 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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