TitanProduction engineering
Solutions Architect
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
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GoogleImplementation & delivery
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$152,000–$221,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
PIMCODeployment strategy
SVP, Forward Deployed Strategist – Transformation & Strategic Change
Newport Beach, CA · New York, NYNewport Beach, CA +1
$250,000–$305,000
$123,000–$156,000
$115,520–$198,360
$120,000–$160,000
$199,800–$222,000
GoogleImplementation & delivery
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$183,000–$265,000
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
$100,000–$115,000
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
NotionDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$97,600–$164,492
$128,000–$173,000
$150,000–$250,000
$180,000–$210,000
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$115,000–$130,000
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$150,000–$180,000
$105,000–$135,000
$115,000–$130,000
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Hubs.isDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
$140,000–$175,000
$180,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
TENEX.AIDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$99,000–$225,000
$99,000–$133,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$150,000
$110,000–$170,000
$99,000–$133,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
89 of 114 postings state a pay range. The median is $167,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $200,000, across 56 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 114 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 32 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 114 postings come from 75 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (15), Decagon (4), Doss (4), Google (4) and Sitreps (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 31 are hybrid and 42 are on-site. The remaining 21 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 46 of the 114 postings.
Counted over the 114 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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- 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
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- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 494 companies · 1091
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- Public · 597 jobs · 124 companies · 597
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- Growth (Series B–C) · 350 jobs · 146 companies · 350
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- Production code · 1698 jobs · 631 companies · 1698
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- Implementation / production · 2126 jobs · 713 companies · 2126
- Ongoing operations · 1648 jobs · 625 companies · 1648
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- 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