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1,663 postings from 626 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$85,000–$150,000
PalantirImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$135,000–$160,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
$160,000–$200,000
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$225,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
PalantirImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
Cadre AIDeployment team leadership
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
$150,000–$200,000
Revantage Corporate ServicesInternal deployment & tooling
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
$100,000–$300,000
$160,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
StripeInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
HuronDeployment strategy
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
Sony Pictures EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
£80,000–£125,000
Iterative HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI
New York, NY · Boston, MANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$250,000
Charlie HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
DatadogDeployment team leadership
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAVienna, VA +1On-site
$110,000–$170,000
Cursor (Anysphere)Deployment team leadership
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$215,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ZiplineInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Operations
South San Francisco, CAOn-site
$112,500–$300,000
$115,000–$155,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,333 of 1,663 postings state a pay range. The median is $199,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $228,000, across 469 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,663 postings, 701 state a minimum number of years, from 335 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 353 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (266) or under 3 years (82).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,663 postings come from 626 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (67), Databricks (62), Amazon (incl AWS) (49), Palantir (48) and Accenture (43).
Are FDE jobs remote?
281 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 425 are hybrid and 364 are on-site. The remaining 593 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 677 of the 1,663 postings.
Counted over the 1,663 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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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 35 companies · 125
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 495 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 987 jobs · 404 companies · 987
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 594 jobs · 124 companies · 594
- Later private · 548 jobs · 161 companies · 548
- Growth (Series B–C) · 351 jobs · 147 companies · 351
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 109 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1715 jobs · 638 companies · 1715
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2144 jobs · 721 companies · 2144
- Ongoing operations · 1663 jobs · 631 companies · 1663
- Proof of concept · 807 jobs · 345 companies · 807
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 615 jobs · 268 companies · 615
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1686 jobs · 531 companies · 1686
- Internal teams · 340 jobs · 228 companies · 340
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 460 jobs · 141 companies · 460