$162,000–$207,000
FDE and deployment jobs at public companies serving external customers
469 postings · 83 companies · 431 state pay: median $180,000, half $150,000–$215,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +7 moreNew York, NY +8
$174,000–$252,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreBoston, MA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +9 moreSeattle, WA +10
$207,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$194,000–$266,000
$70,500–$203,400
$142,800–$304,200
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
$153,000–$376,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$119,800–$261,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$54,400–$235,100
$119,800–$261,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$230,000–$316,250
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$160,000–$220,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
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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
Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$250,200
$100,200–$243,100
$180,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$159,200–$301,600
$135,000–$200,000
$180,000–$230,000
$120,000–$158,000
$179,500–$224,300
331 of 469 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at public companies serving external customers pay?
431 of 469 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $215,000, from 69 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at public companies serving external customers require?
Of 469 postings, 239 state a minimum number of years, from 68 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 118 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (86), 10 or more years (27) or under 3 years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at public companies serving external customers?
These 469 postings come from 83 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (62), Palantir (60), Accenture (44), Booz Allen (34) and Capgemini (25).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at public companies serving external customers remote?
49 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 93 are hybrid and 71 are on-site. The remaining 256 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 211 of the 469 postings.
Counted over the 469 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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