Pay and offers
‘What are your salary expectations?’ An FDE answer that doesn’t cost you money
The recruiter asks your FDE salary expectations before you know the level. Scripts to hold off, anchor to the posted band and answer when pushed.
FDE pay and offers
Posted bands and public filings, each labeled with its source, and how to read an offer once you have one.
Pay and offers
Comparing FDE offers: the math for base, equity, bonus and travel
One FDE offer has more base, the other more equity and more travel. A worked comparison: annualized equity, bonus at target, OTE risk and travel as a cost.
Pay and offers
Down-leveled on your FDE offer? What candidates report and how to respond
You interviewed for senior; the FDE offer is one level lower. What candidates report, what leveling changes, and how to ask for the evidence behind it.
Pay and offers
FDE equity explained: RSUs, options and the terms to get in writing
The equity line is the hardest part of an FDE offer to read. RSUs, options, cash in lieu and PPUs explained, with vesting math and questions to ask.
Pay and offers
Forward deployed engineer H-1B salaries: what the filings show and what they leave out
Offered base wages on certified H-1B filings for forward deployed titles, by employer and city, and what filings leave out: equity, bonus and level.
Pay and offers
How to negotiate a forward deployed engineer offer: what moves, what doesn’t, and the words to use
Your FDE offer came with a deadline. What candidates report moved and what didn’t, with scripts for the first call, competing offers, equity and deadlines.
Pay and offers
Why some FDE jobs pay OTE: what on-target earnings mean for an engineer
Why some FDE postings state pay as OTE, what on-target earnings mean for an engineer, and the questions to ask about the variable part before you accept.
Start with a guide
Every post belongs to a longer guide. Each guide covers its topic whole.
- The decomposition interview: how to break down a vague customer problem
- The forward deployed engineer interview, round by round
- The forward deployed engineer resume
- Forward deployed engineer salary: what employers post and file
- Forward deployed engineer vs sales engineer
- Forward deployed engineer vs software engineer
- Forward deployed engineer vs solutions architect
- What is a forward deployed engineer?