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227 postings · 143 companies · median $190,000 · middle half $155,000–$227,000 · read
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$100,000–$140,000
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$250,000–$300,000
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Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)
Colorado Springs, CO · Aurora, CO · +1 moreColorado Springs, CO +2Hybrid
$143,824–$179,780
GoogleLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$262,000–$364,000
$160,000–$200,000
Safety RadarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success
Denver, CO · Tulsa, OKDenver, CO +1Hybrid
$95,000–$125,000
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
New York, NY
$100,000–$120,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
SF Bay AreaOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
$129,500–$150,500
AircallLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$256,000
$130,000–$180,000
Cadre AILeads the deployment team
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
$181,000–$235,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Re:Build ManufacturingBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listed
$120,223–$180,334
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
Lila SciencesBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$196,700–$329,210
104 of these 227 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
227 of 227 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $227,000, from 143 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 227 postings, 135 state a minimum number of years, from 97 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 60 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (38), under 3 years (20) or 10 or more years (17).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 227 postings come from 143 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (13), Palantir (12), NVIDIA (8), Sia (5) and Striveworks (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
49 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 58 are hybrid and 45 are on-site. The remaining 75 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 85 of the 227 postings.
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