$152,152–$205,405
View job →FDE jobs at Alation
AI-powered data intelligence platform helping enterprises find, understand, and trust data for analytics, governance, and AI readiness
Later private · About 201–1,000 people
5 postingsmedian posted base $157,000Careers at Alation ↗read
5 open FDE roles at Alation
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
USRemote
$124,646–$168,272
View job →$141,781–$191,404
View job →Pay not posted
View job →$68,443–$92,398
View job →2 of 5 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.
Compare these roles with pay ranges at other US FDE employers.
How Alation describes FDE work
Mention travel
How often postings mention travel
60% of postings · US 42%
Well above average
Senior or staff level
Senior-level responsibility or above
80% of postings · US 94%
Below average
Require production code
Not enough postings say
Remote allowed
Postings that allow remote work
100% of postings · US 30%
Well above average
Work for external customers
Work done for people outside the company
100% of postings · US 86%
Above average
Include pre-sales work
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
60% of postings · US 24%
Well above average
0%50%100%
Alation’s postings allow remote work far more often than the US average (100% vs 30%) and involve pre-sales far more often (60% vs 24%).
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