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Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US

3,323 postings · 1,375 companies · 2,429 state pay: median $190,000, half $160,000–$225,000

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Forward Deployed Analyst

Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2

$120,000–$135,000

1,834 of 3,323 build what the customer runs.

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs pay?

2,429 of 3,323 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 915 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 3,323 postings, 1,851 state a minimum number of years, from 919 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 947 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (542), under 3 years (234) or 10 or more years (128).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 3,323 postings come from 1,375 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (77), Palantir (75), Amazon (incl AWS) (73) and Accenture (45).

Are FDE jobs remote?

683 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 800 are hybrid and 858 are on-site. The remaining 982 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,330 of the 3,323 postings.

Counted over the 3,323 postings in this search. Postings read on October 26, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

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