$150,000–$250,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
3,323 postings · 1,384 companies · 2,425 state pay: median $190,000, half $160,000–$225,000
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$180,000–$200,000
$150,000–$220,000
OCCBuilds for teams inside the company
Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$159,200–$220,200
Pay not posted
Carnegie Mellon UniversityBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect - Computing Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
$130,000–$140,000
$220,000–$350,000
$160,000–$200,000
Faraday FutureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI & Business Operations Engineer
El Segundo, CA
$130,000–$150,000
$185,000–$315,000 · OTE
$280,000–$410,000
CommureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
Handshake (AI training)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Operator Experience
San Francisco, CA
$225,000–$250,000
$185,000–$315,000 · OTE
$266,000–$445,000
ElevenLabsBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineering - Internal AI Transformation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
$105,000–$120,000
$170,000–$200,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$266,000–$405,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
PolymarketBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control
New York, NYOn-site
$250,000–$400,000
$170,000–$200,000
DRWBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems
Chicago, IL
$175,000–$225,000
Dyna RoboticsBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Applications
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$170,000–$250,000
Fanatics CollectiblesBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Engineer, Finance Systems
New York, NY
$150,000–$200,000
$170,000–$200,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
$130,000–$200,000
KrollBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Engineer, AI-Native Product Development
New York, NYHybrid
$150,000–$200,000
$200,000–$280,000
DRWBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems
New York, NY
$175,000–$225,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, ARC Team
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$138,000–$259,440
Pay not posted
$200,000–$250,000
DRWBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems
Greenwich, CT
$175,000–$225,000
$186,000–$222,000
MercorBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Automation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$500,000
Pay not posted
CrestaBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer, GTM
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$230,000
1,842 of 3,323 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,425 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 920 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 3,323 postings, 1,878 state a minimum number of years, from 934 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 952 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (555), under 3 years (242) or 10 or more years (129).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 3,323 postings come from 1,384 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (76), Palantir (75), Amazon (incl AWS) (72) and Accenture (47).
Are FDE jobs remote?
694 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 803 are hybrid and 858 are on-site. The remaining 968 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,337 of the 3,323 postings.
Counted over the 3,323 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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