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GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · Mountain View, CA · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
$155,000–$215,000
$94,300–$138,000
Live Nation EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
Elevance HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - FDE
Mason, OH · Indianapolis, INMason, OH +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$207,000–$300,000
SharkNinjaInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Growth Strategist (Commercial AI Solutions)
Needham, MA
$135,000–$165,000
The Walt Disney CompanyInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
UnityInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4
$179,500–$341,900
LG ElectronicsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
Procter & Gamble (P&G)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Warehouse Innovation
Cincinnati, OHHybrid
$85,000–$122,200
The Walt Disney CompanyInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
$156,190–$211,316
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
$150,000–$200,000
$111,900–$190,200
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
ZscalerInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer
San Jose, CA · US remoteRemote
$180,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Lab (NY or MD)
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
$140,000–$270,250
$255,000–$351,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
$163,200–$236,400
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$151,000–$309,000
$120,800–$151,000
Pay not posted
$207,000–$300,000
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineering Manager (AI Capability Center) - 4 Openings Available
Chicago, ILRemote
$140,000–$170,000
$126,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
AI and Automation Solutions Architect, Finance Operations
Chicago, IL
$128,000–$187,000
$165,000–$253,000
$96,000–$132,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
87 of 97 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $210,000, across 60 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 97 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 41 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 25 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (22), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 97 postings come from 66 companies. The employers with the most postings are Google (5), NVIDIA (5), Compass (4), Apple (3) and Block (Square) (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 24 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 53 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 97 postings.
Counted over the 97 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 604 jobs · 265 companies · 604
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 155 jobs · 54 companies · 155
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Austin · 120 jobs · 52 companies · 120
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 94 jobs · 34 companies · 94
- Denver–Boulder · 80 jobs · 22 companies · 80
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 47 jobs · 12 companies · 47
- 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 · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 401 jobs · 255 companies · 401
- Implementation & delivery · 366 jobs · 211 companies · 366
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
- Technical lead · 983 jobs · 404 companies · 983
- People manager · 107 jobs · 79 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- 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 · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 162 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 100 jobs · 63 companies · 100
- No coding · 65 jobs · 45 companies · 65
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
- Ongoing operations · 1651 jobs · 627 companies · 1651
- Proof of concept · 800 jobs · 343 companies · 800
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 614 jobs · 267 companies · 614
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1671 jobs · 527 companies · 1671
- Internal teams · 338 jobs · 225 companies · 338
- Both · 162 jobs · 109 companies · 162
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 454 jobs · 140 companies · 454