$200,000–$250,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
1,169 postings · 505 companies · median $200,000, half $168,000–$228,000
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Technical lead
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$120,000–$200,000
$196,000–$257,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant - DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Washington, DC
$166,400–$208,000
$120,000–$200,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$99,000–$225,000
$121,000–$175,500
$224,700–$337,100
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$356,500
$160,000–$190,000
Chainalysis Government SolutionsIntegrates and configures it
Systems Engineer - Cleared Programs
VAOn-site
$197,000–$231,000
$170,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Assoc Delivery Cons, AI/ML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery
Jersey City, NJ · Arlington, VA · +2 moreJersey City, NJ +3
$98,200–$185,000
AndurilIntegrates and configures it
Deployment Engineer
Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, COBroomfield, CO +1
$127,000–$170,000
EliseAIIntegrates and configures it
Deployment Lead, Finance Transformation | Housing
New York, NYOn-site
$200,000–$250,000
SitrepsIntegrates and configures it
Director Of Technical Operations
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
$170,000–$250,000
$130,000–$155,000
$160,000–$200,000
HuronIntegrates and configures it
AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services
Chicago, ILRemote
$155,000–$175,000
$100,000–$230,000
$170,000–$240,000 · OTE
$154,000–$208,000
$100,000–$160,000
$100,000–$200,000
$180,000–$225,000
$170,000–$250,000
$90,000–$110,000
$100,000–$200,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$295,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Associate Delivery Consultant - AIML, Professional Services A2C Delivery
Jessup, MD
$98,200–$160,000
HuronIntegrates and configures it
Digital Consulting - Databricks Technical Architect - Manager
Chicago, IL
$145,000–$170,000
$100,000–$200,000
SnowflakeIntegrates and configures it
Principal Solutions Architect - AI/ML - Services Delivery
USRemote
$160,000–$210,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
$208,000–$260,000
Code and TheoryIntegrates and configures it
Associate Director, AI & Creative Transformation (US)
New York, NY
$110,000–$160,000
$175,000–$250,000
641 of 1,169 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,169 of 1,169 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $228,000, from 505 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,169 postings, 758 state a minimum number of years, from 369 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 350 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (302), 10 or more years (65) or under 3 years (41).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,169 postings come from 505 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (67), Deloitte US (67), Amazon (incl AWS) (39), Accenture (22) and OpenAI (22).
Are FDE jobs remote?
213 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 316 are hybrid and 209 are on-site. The remaining 431 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 539 of the 1,169 postings.
Counted over the 1,169 postings in this search. Postings read on October 25, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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