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FDE and deployment jobs at public companies with ongoing operations
537 postings · 158 companies · 473 state pay: median $183,000, half $151,000–$215,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4Hybrid
$82,082–$193,440
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreChicago, IL +42
$112,900–$366,300
Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE
New York, NY · Frisco, TX · +7 moreNew York, NY +8Hybrid
$158,900–$340,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
$88,544–$207,401
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer - Reinvention Center
Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +3 moreColumbus, OH +4Hybrid
Pay not posted
Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · Ann Arbor, MI · +1 moreFrisco, TX +2Hybrid
$137,100–$254,700
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$143,640–$273,000
$70,500–$203,400
$162,000–$207,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$172,500–$260,100
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$162,000–$207,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Pay not posted
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$143,700–$213,800
$194,000–$266,000
$215,100–$384,400
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
$142,800–$304,200
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$54,400–$235,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$119,800–$261,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$230,000–$316,250
$160,000–$220,000
Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
250 of 537 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at public companies with ongoing operations pay?
473 of 537 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $215,000, from 129 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at public companies with ongoing operations require?
Of 537 postings, 313 state a minimum number of years, from 130 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 139 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (114), 10 or more years (41) or under 3 years (19).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at public companies with ongoing operations?
These 537 postings come from 158 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (59), Palantir (55), Accenture (31), NVIDIA (24) and Capgemini (18).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at public companies with ongoing operations remote?
68 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 106 are hybrid and 75 are on-site. The remaining 288 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 209 of the 537 postings.
Counted over the 537 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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