Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
San Diego, CA · Berkeley, CA · +1 moreSan Diego, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
FDE jobs in San Diego
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50 postings · 18 companies · median $183,000 · middle half $141,000–$212,000 · read
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Diego, CA +58Hybrid
$63,000–$140,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreSan Diego, CA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
$100,000–$140,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Diego, CA +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Diego, CA +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreSan Diego, CA +42
$112,900–$366,300
$135,000–$200,000
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
San Diego, CA · New York, NY · +40 moreSan Diego, CA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
San Diego, CA · Arlington, VA · +35 moreSan Diego, CA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreSan Diego, CA +39
$112,900–$366,300
$54,400–$235,100
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$80,400–$316,300
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$138,800–$434,000
Principal Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +5 moreArlington, VA +6Hybrid
$240,000–$290,000
$120,000–$160,000
$77,000–$202,000
Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
San Diego, CA · Reston, VA · +3 moreSan Diego, CA +4Remote
$218,600–$344,700
$240,000–$290,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreSan Diego, CA +41
$54,400–$196,000
$171,900–$300,800
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
San Diego, CA · Reston, VA · +6 moreSan Diego, CA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$175,000–$240,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Manager
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreSan Diego, CA +41
$80,400–$266,300
$77,600–$176,000
$150,000–$185,000
$175,000–$240,000
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer
San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
$77,600–$176,000
$152,000–$318,000
$69,300–$158,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$54,400–$196,000
$86,900–$198,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$80,400–$266,300
$77,600–$176,000
$115,300–$160,100
$87,400–$293,800
Cadre AILeads the deployment team
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
Insulet CorporationBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Hybrid (Acton, MA or San Diego, CA)
San Diego, CA · Acton, MASan Diego, CA +1Hybrid
$143,700–$215,550
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What do FDE jobs pay?
50 of 50 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $141,000 and $212,000, from 18 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 50 postings, 35 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), 10 or more years (3) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 50 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (20), Booz Allen (5), PwC (US) (4), STR (4) and Cadre AI (2).
Are FDE jobs remote?
5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 30 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 32 of the 50 postings.
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