$160,000–$220,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies
358 postings · 97 companies · 316 state pay: median $162,000, half $140,000–$186,000
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Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Fidelity National Information Services
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$179,500–$224,300
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$100,200–$243,100
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
$120,000–$158,000
$179,500–$224,300
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
$220,000–$239,000
Pay not posted
$112,700–$183,900
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$125,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$81,720–$161,760
$120,000–$150,000
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4Hybrid
$117,930–$223,591
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSunnyvale, CA +2
$98,000–$131,000
$120,000–$150,000
$142,800–$304,200
$120,000
$135,000–$145,000
172 of 358 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies pay?
316 of 358 postings state a pay range. The median is $162,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $186,000, from 77 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies require?
Of 358 postings, 151 state a minimum number of years, from 74 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 81 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36), under 3 years (22) or 10 or more years (12).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies?
These 358 postings come from 97 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (71), Amazon (incl AWS) (32), Booz Allen (21), SpaceX (21) and Accenture (19).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies remote?
31 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 62 are hybrid and 75 are on-site. The remaining 190 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 135 of the 358 postings.
Counted over the 358 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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