The Nielsen CompanyBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions (Gracenote Division)
Remote, ORRemote
Pay not posted
FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers
122 postings · 83 companies · 87 state pay: median $212,000, half $165,000–$261,000
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$110,000–$180,000
Deloitte USBuilds what the customer runs
Banking Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$175,000–$250,000
$124,646–$168,272
$115,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Snorkel AIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$400,000 · OTE
$100,000–$120,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USBuilds what the customer runs
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Pay not posted
$120,000–$160,000
CiscoBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +3 moreReston, VA +4Remote
$218,600–$344,700
$120,000–$180,000
$120,000–$180,000
NVIDIABuilds what the customer runs
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements
US · city not listed
$184,000–$356,500
CiscoBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$150,400–$277,600
$239,900–$359,900
$280,000–$320,000
$246,800–$394,300
AltanaBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
MetaBuilds what the customer runs
Solutions Architect, Business Agents
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$130,000–$185,000
NVIDIABuilds what the customer runs
Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$287,500
$295,000–$345,000
Pay not posted
BCGBuilds what the customer runs
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
NVIDIABuilds what the customer runs
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements
Multiple US offices
$184,000–$356,500
Pay not posted
AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Tampa, FL
$141,440–$212,160
Pay not posted
CogniteProves it works before the sale
Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)
Houston, TX · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
CyvlIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$120,000–$195,000
$180,000–$250,000
$115,000–$200,000
$180,000–$250,000
$115,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers pay?
87 of 122 postings state a pay range. The median is $212,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $261,000, from 53 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers require?
Of 122 postings, 78 state a minimum number of years, from 52 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 46 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (20), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers?
These 122 postings come from 83 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (7), OpenAI (5), Anthropic (4), Cisco (4) and Realm (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers remote?
33 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 21 are on-site. The remaining 36 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 62 of the 122 postings.
Counted over the 122 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings