$185,000–$300,000
Staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience
46 postings · 27 companies · 39 state pay: median $216,000, half $179,000–$240,000
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AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$192,010–$274,300
$200,000–$260,000
$185,000–$300,000
$172,500–$260,100
$192,010–$274,300
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$142,800–$304,200
$147,700–$215,000
$192,010–$274,300
$182,000–$250,208
$230,000–$275,000
$156,060–$211,140
$240,000–$290,000
$168,912–$253,368
$189,200–$372,900
$142,800–$304,200
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$80,400–$305,000
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$207,000–$300,000
$160,000–$205,000
$90,786–$120,673
Senior Agentic Identity Security Manager
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$80,400–$293,800
Pay not posted
$190,900–$334,100
$146,000–$183,000
AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$112,900–$366,300
$180,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
$90,000–$200,000
$205,200–$360,800
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
$100,000–$225,000
$90,000–$200,000
$163,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
All 46 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience pay?
39 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $179,000 and $240,000, from 24 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience require?
Of 46 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 18 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (9) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience?
These 46 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are CapTech Consulting (8), Accenture (6), Appian (3), Kong (3) and Afresh (2).
Are staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 19 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 25 of the 46 postings.
Counted over the 46 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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