DatabricksProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) - U.S. Federal Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
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BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Los Angeles, CA · +10 moreBoston, MA +11
$110,000–$190,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
Agile DefenseProduction engineering
MSS Developers (Various Locations)
Colorado Springs, CO · Falls Church, VA · +7 moreColorado Springs, CO +8On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Washington, DCDenver, CO +1
$274,400–$343,000
Red Cell PartnersProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
$125,000–$220,000
$220,000–$292,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +3 moreAustin, TX +4
$150,400–$226,550
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
$220,000–$350,000
$191,000–$253,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
$211,000–$302,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Data Engine
Colorado Springs, CO · Omaha, NE · +2 moreColorado Springs, CO +3
$140,000–$290,000
$191,000–$253,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
$166,000–$220,000
$191,000–$253,000
$166,000–$220,000
$166,000–$220,000
$191,000–$253,000
$191,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Manager of Product Development | Forward Deployed
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$200,000–$345,000
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
GoviniDeployment team leadership
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$266,000–$445,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$140,400–$193,050
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
44 of 51 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $192,000 and $240,000, across 11 companies.
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 51 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (14), Scale AI (12), Govini (5), Databricks (4) and OpenAI (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 29 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 33 of the 51 postings.
Counted over the 51 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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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
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- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
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- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
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- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448