AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +40 moreLos Angeles, CA +41
$112,900–$302,400
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Los Angeles
20 postings · 8 companies · 19 state pay: median $193,000, half $150,000–$209,000
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$125,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Irvine, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreIrvine, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +26 moreLos Angeles, CA +27
$54,400–$205,800
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
$112,900–$366,300
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$54,400–$235,100
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreLos Angeles, CA +39
$80,400–$316,300
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$138,800–$434,000
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Irvine, CA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreIrvine, CA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Irvine, CA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreIrvine, CA +42
$80,400–$305,000
$99,000–$225,000
$140,000–$170,000 · total compensation
$125,000–$175,000
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
$125,000–$175,000
AI Native Transformation Manager
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$80,400–$266,300
All 20 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Los Angeles pay?
19 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $209,000, from 7 companies.
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in Los Angeles?
These 20 postings come from 8 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (11), Sift (3), Booz Allen (1), Databricks (1) and Planhat (1).
Counted over the 20 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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