$180,000–$230,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs
1,093 postings · 386 companies · 858 state pay: median $203,000, half $165,000–$231,000
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$150,000–$250,000
$182,000–$250,208
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$120,000–$190,000
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$182,000–$250,208
$156,060–$211,140
Pay not posted
Fidelity National Information Services
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$182,000–$250,208
$168,912–$253,368
$179,500–$224,300
$160,000–$180,000
$182,000–$250,208
$120,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$180,000–$230,000
$182,000–$250,208
$220,000–$240,000
$248,000–$282,000
$240,000–$300,000
$140,000–$200,000
$170,000–$220,000
$200,000–$300,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$141,000–$250,000
$175,000–$350,000
$100,200–$243,100
All 1,093 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs pay?
858 of 1,093 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $231,000, from 280 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs require?
Of 1,093 postings, 471 state a minimum number of years, from 202 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 221 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (169), under 3 years (58) or 10 or more years (23).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs?
These 1,093 postings come from 386 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (60), Databricks (59), Accenture (43), Palantir (35) and Booz Allen (33).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs remote?
173 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 284 are hybrid and 236 are on-site. The remaining 400 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 535 of the 1,093 postings.
Counted over the 1,093 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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