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GoogleProduction engineering
GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenMedia, Google Cloud
San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreSan Diego, CA +5
$207,000–$300,000
$180,000–$200,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer III, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$174,000–$252,000
$206,600–$229,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CARemote
$182,000–$250,208
$150,000–$250,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +10 moreSan Francisco, CA +11
$174,000–$252,000
IntercomProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CARemote
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$350,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$207,000–$300,000
$189,000–$330,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$112,600–$212,700
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector
Sunnyvale, CA
$207,000–$300,000
$194,000–$266,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
$190,000–$220,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$197,000–$246,000
$222,000–$290,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$150,000–$180,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
$185,000–$300,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$194,400–$228,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
$180,000–$300,000
$100,000–$160,000
$182,000–$250,208
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$190,000–$240,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
426 of 430 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $243,000, across 192 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 430 postings, 165 state a minimum number of years, from 100 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 96 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (41), under 3 years (23) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 430 postings come from 194 companies. The employers with the most postings are NVIDIA (24), OpenAI (24), Sierra (19), Accenture (15) and Google (12).
Are FDE jobs remote?
45 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 143 are hybrid and 132 are on-site. The remaining 110 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 154 of the 430 postings.
Counted over the 430 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 694 jobs · 289 companies · 694
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 113 jobs · 48 companies · 113
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- 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 · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 405 jobs · 258 companies · 405
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 495 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 993 jobs · 407 companies · 993
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 676 jobs · 143 companies · 676
- Growth (Series B–C) · 354 jobs · 160 companies · 354
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1722 jobs · 639 companies · 1722
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2151 jobs · 722 companies · 2151
- Ongoing operations · 1670 jobs · 632 companies · 1670
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1689 jobs · 531 companies · 1689
- Internal teams · 344 jobs · 230 companies · 344
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461