$140,000–$240,000
FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations
648 postings · 368 companies · 434 state pay: median $198,000, half $163,000–$238,000
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$130,000–$230,000
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$224,000–$394,000 · OTE
$160,000–$250,000
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$160,000–$300,000
$224,000–$394,000 · OTE
$200,000–$400,000
$150,000–$300,000
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$90,000–$140,000
$200,000–$300,000
$120,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
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$223,000–$359,000
$200,000–$300,000
$165,000–$220,000
$200,000–$300,000
$175,000–$350,000
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$200,000–$300,000
$190,000–$210,000
$200,000–$275,000
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$170,000–$205,000
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
$100,000–$190,000
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$179,500–$224,300
$224,000–$394,000
$125,000–$180,000
$150,000–$300,000
$130,000–$165,000
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$220,000
$170,000–$250,000
357 of 648 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations pay?
434 of 648 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $238,000, from 240 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations require?
Of 648 postings, 311 state a minimum number of years, from 216 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 178 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (67), 6 to 9 years (54) or 10 or more years (12).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations?
These 648 postings come from 368 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (38), Sierra (17), Agile Defense (14), Decagon (11) and CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) (8).
Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 648 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 245 of the 648 postings.
Counted over the 648 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings