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Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
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627 postings from 166 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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Form EnergyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
Shield AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$160,000–$200,000
IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$180,000–$200,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$210,000–$250,000
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
Revantage Corporate ServicesInternal deployment & tooling
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
$189,200–$372,900
$160,000–$180,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$200,000–$345,000
StripeInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
$140,000–$175,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
$189,200–$372,900
$115,000–$180,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$140,400–$193,050
$260,000–$290,000
$223,700–$372,900
$200,000–$250,000
$211,800–$291,300
$190,000–$250,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
ZiplineInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Operations
South San Francisco, CAOn-site
$112,500–$300,000
$115,000–$155,000
$186,500–$311,000
HightouchTechnical pre-sales
Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
$133,100–$176,400
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$266,000–$445,000
$236,000–$354,000
$180,000–$230,000
$153,090–$218,700
$152,000–$192,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
624 of 627 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $243,000, across 164 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 627 postings, 310 state a minimum number of years, from 111 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 153 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (115), under 3 years (24) or 10 or more years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 627 postings come from 166 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (72), Databricks (70), OpenAI (41), Anduril (38) and Scale AI (27).
Are FDE jobs remote?
103 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 166 are hybrid and 109 are on-site. The remaining 249 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 323 of the 627 postings.
Counted over the 627 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 695 jobs · 290 companies · 695
- 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
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 113 jobs · 48 companies · 113
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- Raleigh–Durham · 47 jobs · 19 companies · 47
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- 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 · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 406 jobs · 259 companies · 406
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 165 jobs · 94 companies · 165
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- 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 · 496 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 994 jobs · 407 companies · 994
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 676 jobs · 143 companies · 676
- Growth (Series B–C) · 355 jobs · 161 companies · 355
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1724 jobs · 640 companies · 1724
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2153 jobs · 723 companies · 2153
- Ongoing operations · 1671 jobs · 632 companies · 1671
- Proof of concept · 811 jobs · 347 companies · 811
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1690 jobs · 531 companies · 1690
- Internal teams · 345 jobs · 231 companies · 345
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461