$182,000–$250,208
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience serving external customers
146 postings · 68 companies · 120 state pay: median $180,000, half $154,000–$210,000
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$192,010–$274,300
$200,000–$260,000
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_ Delivery_ Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$54,400–$235,100
$192,010–$274,300
$185,000–$300,000
$142,800–$304,200
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Pay not posted
$119,800–$261,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$130,000–$190,000
$182,000–$250,208
$125,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$248,000–$282,000
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$230,000–$300,000
$135,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
$135,000–$200,000
$140,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_ Delivery_ Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$100,000–$130,000
$142,800–$304,200
Pay not posted
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Innovation_ Delivery_ Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$155,600–$306,800
87 of 146 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience serving external customers pay?
120 of 146 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $210,000, from 48 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience serving external customers require?
Of 146 postings, 61 state a minimum number of years, from 40 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 31 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (17) or under 3 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience serving external customers?
These 146 postings come from 68 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (18), Booz Allen (12), Accenture (6), Databricks (6) and Salesforce (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience serving external customers remote?
27 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 40 are hybrid and 19 are on-site. The remaining 60 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 76 of the 146 postings.
Counted over the 146 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings