$189,200–$372,900
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
3,194 postings · 1,293 companies · 2,378 state pay: median $194,000, half $160,000–$225,000
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$130,000–$215,000
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$120,000–$145,000
$189,200–$372,900
$157,500–$185,000
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$180,000–$200,000
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)
San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
$120,400–$234,700
$189,200–$372,900
$149,000–$185,000
$165,830–$243,142
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
$225,000–$270,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$155,600–$306,800
$180,000–$220,000
$145,000–$165,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$155,600–$306,800
Applied Research - Forward-Deployed RL
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$150,000–$300,000
$145,900–$248,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$155,600–$306,800
$184,000–$356,500
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$155,600–$306,800
$200,000–$375,000
Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI
Gallup, NM · San Francisco, CAGallup, NM +1On-site
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$85,400–$168,100
$130,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$304,000–$437,000
1,755 of 3,194 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,378 of 3,194 postings state a pay range. The median is $194,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 876 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 3,194 postings, 1,778 state a minimum number of years, from 858 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 912 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (520), under 3 years (224) or 10 or more years (122).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 3,194 postings come from 1,293 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (76), Palantir (75), Amazon (incl AWS) (72) and Accenture (44).
Are FDE jobs remote?
628 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 779 are hybrid and 831 are on-site. The remaining 956 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,270 of the 3,194 postings.
Counted over the 3,194 postings in this search. Postings read on October 24, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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