GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
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AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
Wolters KluwerProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
Wolters KluwerProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$180,000–$230,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$120,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial
Chicago, ILHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
AccentureProduction engineering
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$112,900–$366,300
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$80,400–$305,000
$120,000–$136,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Cloud Engineer, AI/ML, Global Services Delivery, Google Cloud
Austin, TX · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreAustin, TX +3
$152,000–$221,000
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
$46,700–$162,000
DentsuProduction engineering
Associate Director, AI Engineer
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$94,000–$152,662
$140,000–$180,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Agentic Identity Security Consultant
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$54,400–$205,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Senior Agentic Identity Security Manager
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$80,400–$293,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreSan Francisco, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$54,400–$196,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$80,400–$266,300
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Transformation Enterprise Consultant
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$196,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Transformation Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$266,300
AccentureProduction engineering
Advanced AI Architect
Morristown, NJ · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreMorristown, NJ +40
$87,400–$293,800
GoogleDeployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$262,000–$364,000
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer Associate (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
AccentureImplementation & delivery
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
67 of 69 postings state a pay range. The median is $173,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $214,000, across 18 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 69 postings, 25 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (9) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 69 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (20), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Google (8), Salesforce (7) and Huron (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 43 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 69 postings.
Counted over the 69 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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- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
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- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
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- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
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- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448