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FDE jobs across the US

1,068 postings from 379 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.

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1,068 jobs

VoltaiProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid

Pay not posted

SiftProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid

$125,000–$175,000

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs pay?

838 of 1,068 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $230,000, across 276 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 1,068 postings, 433 state a minimum number of years, from 184 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 209 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (168) or under 3 years (56).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 1,068 postings come from 379 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (59), Deloitte US (59), Accenture (41), Palantir (35) and Booz Allen (33).

Are FDE jobs remote?

162 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 283 are hybrid and 234 are on-site. The remaining 389 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 522 of the 1,068 postings.

Counted over the 1,068 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

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  • Remote · 387 jobs · 216 companies · 387

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  • Senior · 1661 jobs · 613 companies · 1661
  • Staff+ · 383 jobs · 228 companies · 383
  • Mid · 96 jobs · 67 companies · 96
  • Junior · 22 jobs · 13 companies · 22

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