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356 postings from 147 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$100,500–$189,890
GoogleProduction engineering
GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenMedia, Google Cloud
San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreSan Diego, CA +5
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$250,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Senior Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$155,600–$306,800
$124,646–$168,272
$142,800–$274,800
$170,000–$210,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer III, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$174,000–$252,000
$119,800–$234,700
$220,000–$245,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior - Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
$119,800–$234,700
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +10 moreSan Francisco, CA +11
$174,000–$252,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
$192,010–$274,300
$221,200–$387,100
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$250,000
$192,010–$274,300
ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$207,000–$300,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior Lead, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CARemote
$182,000–$250,208
$200,000–$280,000
$110,800–$177,300
$180,000–$350,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CARemote
$182,000–$250,208
$236,000–$289,000
$185,000–$300,000
$192,010–$274,300
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
$110,800–$177,300
$185,000–$300,000
$130,000–$200,000
$162,000–$207,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
316 of 356 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $169,000 and $231,000, across 123 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 356 postings, 202 state a minimum number of years, from 93 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 96 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (83), 10 or more years (18) or under 3 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 356 postings come from 147 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), Google (17), Databricks (13), Capgemini (12) and Microsoft (12).
Are FDE jobs remote?
66 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 76 are hybrid and 34 are on-site. The remaining 180 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 162 of the 356 postings.
Counted over the 356 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 290 companies · 693
- New York metro · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 74 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 52 companies · 153
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 119 jobs · 52 companies · 119
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 79 jobs · 21 companies · 79
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 365 jobs · 211 companies · 365
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 494 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 982 jobs · 401 companies · 982
- People manager · 109 jobs · 82 companies · 109
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 597 jobs · 124 companies · 597
- Later private · 548 jobs · 161 companies · 548
- Growth (Series B–C) · 350 jobs · 146 companies · 350
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 109 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1698 jobs · 631 companies · 1698
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 161 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 63 jobs · 43 companies · 63
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2126 jobs · 713 companies · 2126
- Ongoing operations · 1648 jobs · 625 companies · 1648
- Proof of concept · 801 jobs · 343 companies · 801
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 612 jobs · 267 companies · 612
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1673 jobs · 525 companies · 1673
- Internal teams · 336 jobs · 225 companies · 336
- Both · 160 jobs · 107 companies · 160
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 458 jobs · 141 companies · 458