$185,000–$300,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Seattle area
152 postings · 56 companies · 138 state pay: median $199,000, half $179,000–$215,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$227,400
Pay not posted
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +40 moreSeattle, WA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Capgemini Invent - Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$112,600–$212,700
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +9 moreSeattle, WA +10
$207,000–$300,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +35 moreSeattle, WA +36
$80,400–$316,300
$200,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Seattle, WA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSeattle, WA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$112,900–$366,300
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$185,000–$300,000
$54,400–$235,100
$145,000–$215,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreSeattle, WA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreSeattle, WA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$150,000–$185,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$252,000–$315,000
$220,000–$239,000
$145,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$143,700–$223,600
Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$216,000–$270,000
$182,000–$250,208
$153,000–$325,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$180,000–$225,000
$182,000–$250,208
$170,000–$200,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Seattle, WA · Washington, DC · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$166,000–$253,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
All 152 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Seattle area pay?
138 of 152 postings state a pay range. The median is $199,000, and half of them sit between $179,000 and $215,000, from 45 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Seattle area require?
Of 152 postings, 114 state a minimum number of years, from 42 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 68 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (30), 10 or more years (10) or under 3 years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Seattle area?
These 152 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (36), Accenture (16), Google (7), Scale AI (7) and OpenAI (6).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Seattle area remote?
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 33 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 96 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 105 of the 152 postings.
Counted over the 152 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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