Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Hybrid, USA)
Denver, CO · Charlotte, NC · +1 moreDenver, CO +2Hybrid
$140,000–$220,000
FDE jobs · Senior
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1,849 postings · 785 companies · median $190,000 · middle half $160,000–$220,000 · read
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$145,000–$165,000
$145,000–$210,000
$136,000–$155,000
$134,500–$265,100
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$145,000–$250,000
$150,000–$180,000
$223,000–$247,000
$119,000–$149,000
$145,000–$250,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$120,000–$200,000
$150,000–$200,000
$122,209.58–$211,317.81
$150,000–$180,000
$117,000–$143,000
Up to $180,000
$145,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$170,000–$200,000
Up to $145,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$150,000–$300,000
$168,000–$285,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$63,000–$140,000
$180,000–$200,000
$157,500–$185,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)
San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$170,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$120,400–$234,700
$165,830–$243,142
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$143,700–$213,800
$225,000–$270,000
Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$150,000–$300,000
$184,000–$356,500
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
$130,000–$180,000
$150,000–$170,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,849 of 1,849 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $220,000, from 785 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,849 postings, 1,077 state a minimum number of years, from 543 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 632 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (293), under 3 years (113) or 10 or more years (39).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,849 postings come from 785 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (68), Deloitte US (63), Amazon (incl AWS) (54), Palantir (52) and OpenAI (42).
Are FDE jobs remote?
317 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 469 are hybrid and 450 are on-site. The remaining 613 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 828 of the 1,849 postings.
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