Forward Deployed Engineer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 429 active jobs for “Forward Deployed Engineer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $216,100 per year (n = 184). Most requested skills: Python, stakeholder management, JavaScript.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $216,100 per year | $167,500 per year – $216,100 per year | 184 |
| Europe | not enough data | 8 | |
| CIS | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- Python — 39%
- stakeholder management — 28%
- JavaScript — 24%
- Databricks — 23%
- customer-facing — 22%
- Java — 22%
- TypeScript — 21%
- data engineering — 20%
- AI — 17%
- architecture — 17%
- application development — 16%
- technical delivery — 15%
- cloud infrastructure — 14%
- data ingestion — 14%
- big data — 14%
- reference architectures — 14%
- ML — 13%
- C++ — 12%
- data pipelines — 12%
- production-grade systems — 12%
Levels
- Junior — 37
- Middle — 95
- Senior — 258
- Lead — 29
- Director — 9
- C-level — 1
FAQ
How much do “Forward Deployed Engineer” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $216,100 per year, half of jobs between $167,500 per year and $216,100 per year (n = 184). Pay is stated in 45% of jobs.
Which skills do “Forward Deployed Engineer” jobs require?
Python — 39%, stakeholder management — 28%, JavaScript — 24%, Databricks — 23%, customer-facing — 22%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 409).
How many “Forward Deployed Engineer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 26%, hybrid — 14%, office — 61% (of 429 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Forward Deployed Engineer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 37 jobs (9%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 83% of jobs; most often: C1 — 80%, C2 — 3%, B2 — 0%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 99%, LinkedIn 0%, Telegram 0%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.