$140,000–$245,000
FDE jobs · Later private
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737 postings · 198 companies · median $214,000 · middle half $178,000–$242,000 · read
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$160,000–$270,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$153,000–$325,000
$160,000–$270,000
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$155,600–$306,800
$185,000–$325,000
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$250,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$190,400–$285,600
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$180,000–$264,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$220,000–$240,000
$175,000–$240,000 · OTE
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
Senior Data Scientist (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$193,000–$250,000
$120,000–$170,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$165,000–$330,000
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$166,000–$253,000
$155,600–$306,800
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
418 of these 737 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
737 of 737 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $242,000, from 198 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 737 postings, 476 state a minimum number of years, from 161 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 241 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (167), under 3 years (37) or 10 or more years (31).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 737 postings come from 198 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (74), Databricks (73), OpenAI (53), Anduril (40) and Scale AI (21).
Are FDE jobs remote?
125 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 212 are hybrid and 116 are on-site. The remaining 284 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 382 of the 737 postings.
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