$139,700–$232,900
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65 postings from 48 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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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
$94,300–$138,000
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
Procter & Gamble (P&G)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Warehouse Innovation
Cincinnati, OHHybrid
$85,000–$122,200
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
The Walt Disney CompanyInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
$156,190–$211,316
$150,000–$200,000
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Director, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer - AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$170,000–$323,000
HuronDeployment strategy
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
$111,900–$190,200
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Manager, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer — AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$140,000–$266,000
$140,000–$270,250
$255,000–$351,000
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
$149,200–$249,000
$120,800–$151,000
Pay not posted
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineering Manager (AI Capability Center) - 4 Openings Available
Chicago, ILRemote
$140,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
$165,000–$253,000
$96,000–$132,000
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
$179,500–$269,300
$170,000–$281,000
LexisNexis Legal & ProfessionalInternal deployment & tooling
Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer
Dayton, OH · Raleigh, NCDayton, OH +1
$78,800–$131,300
RELXInternal deployment & tooling
Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer
Dayton, OH · Raleigh, NCDayton, OH +1
$78,800–$131,300
ElsevierInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Software Engineer/Principal AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$115,400–$192,300
$104,000–$175,000
$95,000–$135,000
$115,400–$192,300
$130,800–$209,400
Thomson ReutersInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$118,400–$219,800
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain
Culver City, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
56 of 65 postings state a pay range. The median is $179,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $206,000, across 44 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 65 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 65 postings come from 48 companies. The employers with the most postings are Apple (6), Mastercard (3), Palantir (3), Citigroup (2) and Equinix (2).
Are FDE jobs remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 34 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 65 postings.
Counted over the 65 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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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