$200–$350,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies
353 postings · 96 companies · 311 state pay: median $161,000, half $140,000–$186,000
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$220,000–$350,000
$184,000–$356,500
$69,300–$158,000
$98,500–$184,900
$220,000–$350,000
$86,900–$198,000
$125,000–$220,000
$99,000–$225,000
$135,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Tampa, FL
$141,440–$212,160
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
Ford Motor CompanyBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer Advanced Manufacturing, Ford Energy
Dearborn, MIHybrid
$115,000–$192,900
$160,000–$200,000
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
New York, NY
$100,000–$120,000
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President
New York, NY
$121,200–$181,800
$180,000–$300,000
$180,200–$252,300
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President
New York, NY
$121,200–$181,800
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Vice President
New York, NY
$142,320–$213,480
$129,500–$150,500
AdobeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
Fannie MaeBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Associate – Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Reston, VAHybrid
$123,000–$161,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer, Global Private Equity Technology
Washington, DCHybrid
$130,000–$140,000
$104,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$105,700–$132,100
$195,000–$240,000
$136,900–$209,100
$112,600–$171,900
$86,129–$127,189
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Tax & Audit AI Engineer, FDE
Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +3 moreBrooklyn, NY +4Hybrid
$102,200–$218,600
BlackRockPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Business Analyst, Associate - BTO
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$95,000–$137,500
Sherwin-WilliamsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Cleveland, OHOn-site
Pay not posted
$89,400–$166,398
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Legal Engineer, Legal Products Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
Frisco, TX · New York, NYFrisco, TX +1Hybrid
$94,900–$203,000
170 of 353 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies pay?
311 of 353 postings state a pay range. The median is $161,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $186,000, from 76 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies require?
Of 353 postings, 148 state a minimum number of years, from 74 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 80 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36), under 3 years (21) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies?
These 353 postings come from 96 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (71), Amazon (incl AWS) (31), 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 61 are hybrid and 75 are on-site. The remaining 186 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 134 of the 353 postings.
Counted over the 353 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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