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$190,000–$265,000
FriendliAIProduction engineering
Solutions Architect - AI Inference Specialist
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$115,520–$198,360
$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
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
ForterraImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Clarksburg, MD · Carey, ID · +1 moreClarksburg, MD +2
$120,000–$150,000
$128,000–$173,000
$146,400–$219,600
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$5,000–$7,000/mo
Shield AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
ReevoImplementation & delivery
Builder - Forward Deployed Generalist (Early Career)
San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$116,000–$176,000
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Intern (Mountain View)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$100,000–$125,000
$140,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
$220,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
$116,500–$158,000
Together AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$150,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
HiveWatchImplementation & delivery
Physical Security Systems Engineer (Forward Deployed)
Dallas, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
$99,000–$133,000
$120,000–$150,000
$180,000–$200,000
$140,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with ongoing operations and configuration work pay?
84 of 115 postings state a pay range. The median is $172,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $202,000, across 58 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with ongoing operations and configuration work require?
Of 115 postings, 23 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (6) or 6 to 9 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with ongoing operations and configuration work?
These 115 postings come from 83 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (15), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Instrumental (3), Sitreps (3) and Decagon (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with ongoing operations and configuration work remote?
21 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 48 are on-site. The remaining 14 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 44 of the 115 postings.
Counted over the 115 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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