Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience
40 postings · 32 companies · 29 state pay: median $205,000, half $180,000–$250,000
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$140,000–$190,000
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$200,000–$240,000
$280,000–$320,000
$200,000–$400,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$179,500–$224,300
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$175,000–$235,000
$150,000–$180,000
$200,000–$300,000
$248,000–$282,000
$175,000–$250,000
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$175,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$170,000–$215,000
$170,000–$215,000
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$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
Tutor IntelligenceIntegrates and configures it
Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer
Watertown, MAOn-site
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$133,100–$176,400
Tessera LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployed Strategist
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$150,000–$210,000
TitanIntegrates and configures it
Agent Product Manger
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$185,000–$250,000
$105,000–$170,000
$150,000–$225,000
$165,000–$200,000
$175,000–$350,000
AlationProves it works before the sale
Staff Deployment Strategist, Technical Advisory & Solutioning
USRemote
$136,312–$184,021
22 of 40 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience pay?
29 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $250,000, from 23 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience require?
Of 40 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience?
These 40 postings come from 32 companies. The employers with the most postings are Titan (3), Anthropic (2), Asana (2), blockstream (2) and Deloitte US (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience remote?
12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 40 postings.
Counted over the 40 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings