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Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
3,321 postings · 1,380 companies · 2,424 state pay: median $190,000, half $160,000–$225,000
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$166,000–$214,000
$130,000–$150,000
$153,200–$187,700
ZooxBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Engineer – Enterprise, Data & AI
Foster City, CAHybrid
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$169,800–$297,400
Allied SolutionsBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer (On-Site, Indiana Only)
Carmel, INOn-site
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$175,000–$210,000
$132,000–$182,000
FaireBuilds for teams inside the company
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
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CorpayBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Agent Developer
Brentwood, TN · Peachtree Corners, GABrentwood, TN +1On-site
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CivicPlusBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Enablement Engineer (Professional Services, COGS, Support)
USRemote
$119,100–$181,100
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T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs (NY or MD)
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
$298,000–$358,000
Pay not posted
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T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$175,000–$190,000
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
$200,000–$238,000
$175,000–$270,000
$200,000–$220,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
NscaleBuilds for teams inside the company
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
CadwellBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
$151,000–$309,000
$150,000–$200,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$180,000
$143,800–$231,900
$200,000–$275,000
$149,200–$249,000
$120,800–$151,000
$115,000–$168,000
$200,000–$300,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$155,000–$185,000
1,840 of 3,321 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,424 of 3,321 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 921 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 3,321 postings, 1,872 state a minimum number of years, from 931 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 953 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (550), under 3 years (241) or 10 or more years (128).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 3,321 postings come from 1,380 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (77), Palantir (75), Amazon (incl AWS) (72) and Accenture (47).
Are FDE jobs remote?
690 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 802 are hybrid and 860 are on-site. The remaining 969 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,337 of the 3,321 postings.
Counted over the 3,321 postings in this search. Postings read on October 27, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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