Software Engineer RR Level 1 - Polygraph Required
Annapolis Junction, MDOn-site
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Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
3,286 postings · 1,364 companies · 2,398 state pay: median $190,000, half $160,000–$225,000
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$108,600–$280,000
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$90,000–$130,000
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$88,300–$227,600
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$167,700–$245,200
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$88,300–$227,600
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Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +3 moreNew York, NY +4
$158,000–$210,000
$180,000–$220,000
Senior Forward Deployment Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements U.S.
Arlington, VAHybrid
$160,600–$200,800
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$150,000–$200,000
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Sr. Enterprise Architect - Agentforce for Operations
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$148,500–$285,800
$207,000–$300,000
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$107,300–$150,180
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$230,000–$390,000
$130,420–$215,300
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Honolulu, HI · Colorado Springs, CO · +2 moreHonolulu, HI +3On-site
$114,600–$252,100
$144,500–$195,500
$126,500–$176,000
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$150,400–$277,600
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$150,000–$250,000
1,800 of 3,286 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,398 of 3,286 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 905 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 3,286 postings, 1,832 state a minimum number of years, from 913 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 941 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (533), under 3 years (233) or 10 or more years (125).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 3,286 postings come from 1,364 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (76), Palantir (75), Amazon (incl AWS) (73) and Accenture (45).
Are FDE jobs remote?
677 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 797 are hybrid and 852 are on-site. The remaining 960 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,315 of the 3,286 postings.
Counted over the 3,286 postings in this search. Postings read on October 25, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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