Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Open Models
Santa Clara, CA
$184,000–$356,500
View job →FDE jobs at NVIDIA
Full-stack accelerated computing and AI infrastructure company building GPUs, CPUs, networking, systems, software and platforms for data centers, gaming, professional visualization, automotive and robotics.
Public · About 5,000+ people · AI / Hardware
21 postings, 4 new in the last 30 days2 metrosmedian of posted base ranges $270,000
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How NVIDIA describes FDE work
NVIDIA · US average
Remote
Postings that allow remote work
92% · avg 28%
Well above average
Travel
How often postings mention travel
19% · avg 40%
Well below average
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
68% · avg 80%
Below average
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
33% · avg 24%
Above average
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
100% · avg 94%
Above average
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
90% · avg 86%
About average
0%50%100%
NVIDIA’s postings allow remote work far more often than the US average (92% vs 28%) and mention travel less often (19% vs 40%).
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Pay at NVIDIA
Across 20 posted ranges, NVIDIA’s median sits above $188,000 for senior FDE postings in the US.
Posted base ranges in annual US dollars, from postings that state both ends, each counted at the middle of its range. Bonus, commission and equity are not counted. See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →
$152,000–$287,500
View job →Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
View job →NCX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
View job →Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$287,500
View job →Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$431,250
View job →Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements
Multiple US offices
$184,000–$356,500
View job →$184,000–$356,500
View job →Solutions Architect, AI Models
Santa Clara, CA
$152,000–$241,500
View job →Solutions Architect, Inference Deployments
Santa Clara, CA
$152,000–$241,500
View job →Deep Learning Solution Architect
Multiple US offices
Pay not posted
View job →Plans what the customer deploys first
Senior Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
View job →$320,000–$488,750
View job →$184,000–$287,500
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$356,500
View job →$152,000–$287,500
View job →$184,000–$356,500
View job →$184,000–$356,500
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Solutions
Santa Clara, CA
$152,000–$241,500
View job →$136,000–$264,500
View job →11 of 21 build what the customer runs.
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