$121,200–$181,800
FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company
511 postings · 333 companies · 401 state pay: median $187,000, half $160,000–$224,000
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$176,720–$265,080
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$192,000–$240,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
$142,320–$213,480
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
$180,000–$300,000
$180,200–$252,300
$235,000–$285,000
$121,200–$181,800
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
$194,600–$272,400
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
$176,720–$265,080
$180,000–$220,000 · total compensation
$195,000–$270,000
$102,100–$202,200
$142,320–$213,480
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance-focused (US)
Research Triangle Park, NC · Portland, OR · +6 moreResearch Triangle Park, NC +7Remote
$121,500–$240,500
$102,000–$115,000
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
$119,800–$234,700
$224,000–$300,000
$123,000–$161,000
$183,400–$229,200
$200,000–$250,000
$224,000–$300,000
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity
Dallas, TX · San Jose, CADallas, TX +1
$200,000–$275,000
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
$200,000–$285,000
$224,000–$300,000
$145,000–$165,000
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
$120,000–$180,000
All 511 build for teams inside the company.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company pay?
401 of 511 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $224,000, from 254 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company require?
Of 511 postings, 317 state a minimum number of years, from 237 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 157 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (97), under 3 years (42) or 10 or more years (21).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company?
These 511 postings come from 333 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (13), SpaceX (13), Fluidstack (10), Anduril (9) and T-Mobile (8).
Are FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company remote?
90 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 122 are hybrid and 109 are on-site. The remaining 190 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 66 of the 511 postings.
Counted over the 511 postings in this search. Postings read on October 24, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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