Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
View job →FDE jobs at Red Cell Partners
Venture studio building and scaling technology companies in defense, healthcare, and cyber with operational support and co-founder partnership model.
Later private · About 51–200 people
5 postings, 4 new in the last 30 days3 metrosmedian posted base $210,000Careers at Red Cell Partners ↗read
Published
5 open FDE roles at Red Cell Partners
$150,000–$300,000
View job →Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
View job →Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security
Washington, DCRemote
$180,000–$240,000
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
View job →4 of 5 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.
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How Red Cell Partners describes FDE work
Mention travel
How often postings mention travel
100% of postings · US 42%
Well above average
Senior or staff level
Senior-level responsibility or above
100% of postings · US 94%
Above average
Require production code
Postings that involve writing production code
100% of postings · US 80%
Well above average
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
0% of postings · US 24%
Well below average
0%50%100%
Red Cell Partners’ postings allow remote work far more often than the US average (100% vs 30%) and mention travel far more often (100% vs 42%).
Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →
Pay at Red Cell Partners
Median posted base $210,000 · US staff-level FDE median $225,000
From 5 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →
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