$189,000–$330,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs with significant travel
187 postings · 71 companies · 156 state pay: median $208,000, half $168,000–$231,000
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$185,000–$300,000
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$130,000–$240,000
$185,000–$300,000
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$180,000
$200,000–$300,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$120,223–$180,334
$140,000–$240,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$175,000–$300,000
$175,000–$235,000
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$130,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$310,000–$350,000
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
$220,000–$239,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$220,000–$239,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$205,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$135,000–$200,000
$180,000–$233,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$160,000–$270,000
$135,000–$200,000
$250,000–$300,000
$235,000–$315,000
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
All 187 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs with significant travel pay?
156 of 187 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $231,000, from 53 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs with significant travel require?
Of 187 postings, 81 state a minimum number of years, from 36 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 33 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (30), under 3 years (13) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs with significant travel?
These 187 postings come from 71 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (31), Palantir (20), Anduril (15), OpenAI (12) and Databricks (6).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs with significant travel remote?
42 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 71 are hybrid and 24 are on-site. The remaining 50 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 187 of the 187 postings.
Counted over the 187 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings