$133,400–$226,800
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads
816 postings · 397 companies · 639 state pay: median $210,000, half $180,000–$231,000
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$180,000–$250,000
$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreBerkeley, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
$136,948–$167,380
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$168,100–$250,200
$175,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$168,100–$250,200
Pay not posted
$140,000–$170,000
$185,000–$215,000
$180,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$240,000–$300,000
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$143,700–$213,800
Pay not posted
Senior Software Engineer – AI, Tax and Audit, FDE
Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +2 moreBrooklyn, NY +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
$200,000–$260,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
$85,000–$95,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
$180,000–$250,000
$197,800–$271,975
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$240,000–$415,000
$208,600–$312,900
$200,000–$287,500
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs
Mountain View, CA · New York, NYMountain View, CA +1
$174,000–$252,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads pay?
639 of 816 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $231,000, from 273 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads require?
Of 816 postings, 552 state a minimum number of years, from 285 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 269 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (209), 10 or more years (42) or under 3 years (32).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads?
These 816 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?
180 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 200 are hybrid and 136 are on-site. The remaining 300 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 433 of the 816 postings.
Counted over the 816 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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