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$190,000–$265,000
Cadence Design SystemsProduction engineering
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Portland, OR · Cary, NCPortland, OR +1On-site
Pay not posted
$196,000–$223,000
FriendliAIProduction engineering
Solutions Architect - AI Inference Specialist
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
NODA AIProduction engineering
Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$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
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
$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
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
$150,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$195,000
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$120,000–$150,000
Pay not posted
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$5,000–$7,000/mo
$115,000–$130,000
$150,000–$180,000
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
$115,000–$130,000
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
Pay not posted
$100,000–$125,000
$140,000–$175,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations and configuration work serving external customers pay?
141 of 195 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $146,000 and $210,000, across 89 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations and configuration work serving external customers require?
Of 195 postings, 57 state a minimum number of years, from 46 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 31 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (13), 6 to 9 years (12) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations and configuration work serving external customers?
These 195 postings come from 130 companies. The employers with the most postings are Doss (7), Palantir (7), Sierra (7), Amazon (incl AWS) (5) and EliseAI (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations and configuration work serving external customers remote?
47 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 42 are hybrid and 77 are on-site. The remaining 29 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 70 of the 195 postings.
Counted over the 195 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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