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Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
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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
$160,000–$200,000
IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
Revantage Corporate ServicesInternal deployment & tooling
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
$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
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
ElevenLabsCustomer adoption & accounts
Forward Deployed Creative
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
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
$266,000–$445,000
$180,000–$230,000
$153,090–$218,700
$152,000–$192,000
$180,000–$240,000
$140,000–$180,000
$192,010–$274,300
$130,000–$190,000
$140,000–$200,000
$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIImplementation & delivery
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
DatabricksImplementation & delivery
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Austin, TX
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$175,000–$205,000
DatabricksImplementation & delivery
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
GroundswellImplementation & delivery
Applied Data Scientist, AI Data Platforms
Mclean, VA · Washington, DCMclean, VA +1Remote
$103,307–$178,090
AndurilImplementation & delivery
Deployment Engineer
Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, COBroomfield, CO +1
$126,000–$167,000
$200,000–$290,000
$200,000–$250,000
$170,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
468 of 555 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $238,000, across 148 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 555 postings, 276 state a minimum number of years, from 121 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 144 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (102), under 3 years (22) or 10 or more years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 555 postings come from 193 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (62), Deloitte US (51), Anduril (36), OpenAI (29) and Scale AI (18).
Are FDE jobs remote?
112 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 131 are hybrid and 101 are on-site. The remaining 211 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 262 of the 555 postings.
Counted over the 555 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
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- 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 · 46 jobs · 18 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 · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- 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 · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 406 companies · 992
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- 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 · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- 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