Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE
New York, NY · Frisco, TX · +7 moreNew York, NY +8Hybrid
$158,900–$340,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
3,276 postings · 1,334 companies · 2,410 state pay: median $194,000, half $160,000–$225,000
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Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreDallas, TX +2Remote
$270,400–$401,600
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · Ann Arbor, MI · +1 moreFrisco, TX +2Hybrid
$137,100–$254,700
$160,000–$230,000
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer V, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$262,000–$364,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$88,544–$207,401
$120,000–$150,000
$72,600–$132,100
$156,000–$186,000
Pay not posted
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, BankingSuite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$266,100
$130,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$150,000
$137,160–$228,480
$185,000–$300,000
GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenMedia, Google Cloud
San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreSan Diego, CA +5
$207,000–$300,000
$124,646–$168,272
$158,520–$294,360
$200,000–$250,000
$160,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$143,640–$273,000
$170,000–$210,000
$97,860–$316,750
$70,500–$203,400
$220,000–$300,000
$175,000–$200,000
$220,000–$245,000
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$192,010–$274,300
$200,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$207,000–$300,000
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
$175,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$207,000–$300,000
1,802 of 3,276 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,410 of 3,276 postings state a pay range. The median is $194,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 885 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 3,276 postings, 1,825 state a minimum number of years, from 878 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 938 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (532), under 3 years (227) or 10 or more years (128).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 3,276 postings come from 1,334 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (135), Databricks (76), Palantir (75), Amazon (incl AWS) (73) and Accenture (44).
Are FDE jobs remote?
642 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 781 are hybrid and 845 are on-site. The remaining 1,008 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,334 of the 3,276 postings.
Counted over the 3,276 postings in this search. Postings read on October 25, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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