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Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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3,311 postings · 1,373 companies · 2,431 with pay · median $193,000 · middle half $162,000–$225,000 · read
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$165,000–$205,000
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$100,000–$170,000
$153,200–$183,800
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
Denver, CO
$120,000–$180,000
$143,000–$191,000
Reframe SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software
Billerica, MAOn-site
$140,000–$180,000
ElasticBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform
US · city not listed
Pay not posted
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
Boston, MA
$120,000–$180,000
$209,000–$265,000
$250,000–$400,000
ElasticBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform
US · city not listed
$159,800–$252,800
Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Full Stack AI Engineer
Boston, MAHybrid
$166,640–$250,000
PhotonBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Deployment Lead – Devin AI | Onsite
US · city not listedOn-site
$44,000–$154,000
$106,200–$182,983
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Redmond, WAOn-site
$125,000–$200,000
Interface AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
$150,000–$300,000
Arcadia ScienceBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Full Stack
Emeryville, CAOn-site
$160,000–$195,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Cape Canaveral, FLOn-site
Pay not posted
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Compute Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deploy Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
$112,200–$190,700
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Vandenberg, CAOn-site
$125,000–$195,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$142,300–$256,700
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CA
$266,000–$405,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Starbase, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
Cadence Design SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation
San Jose, CA
$114,800–$213,200
BETA TechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Digital Operations
South Burlington, VT
$120,000–$155,000
Pay not posted
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Bastrop, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Engineer
Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +3 moreDenver, CO +4On-site
$147,000–$202,000
Horizon mediaBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Engineer, Applied AI Solutions
New York, NYHybrid
$195,000–$225,000
IPM Integrated Project Management CompanyBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Engineer
Burr Ridge, ILHybrid
$80,000–$140,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Vandenberg, CAOn-site
$100,000–$160,000
$145,400–$257,600
$130,000–$170,000
1,855 of these 3,311 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,431 of 3,311 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, from 922 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 3,311 postings, 1,946 state a minimum number of years, from 944 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 1,031 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (542), under 3 years (231) or 10 or more years (142).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 3,311 postings come from 1,373 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (85), Deloitte US (79), Databricks (72), Palantir (70) and OpenAI (53).
Are FDE jobs remote?
699 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 805 are hybrid and 839 are on-site. The remaining 968 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,398 of the 3,311 postings.
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