AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs).
750 postings · 356 companies · median $214,000, half $180,000–$245,000
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GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer II, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +6 moreSan Francisco, CA +7
$152,000–$221,000
$116,000–$230,000
SnowflakeLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed)
Menlo Park, CA
$236,000–$339,200
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
Mountain View, CA · San Bruno, CA · +1 moreMountain View, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
$230,000–$294,000
AdobeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
$102,000–$115,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
CyvlIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$120,000–$195,000
Analog DevicesBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity
San Jose, CA · Dallas, TXSan Jose, CA +1
$200,000–$275,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$200,000–$285,000
Bunkerhill HealthIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Product Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$185,000–$245,000
Flow EngineeringLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$240,000–$300,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$200,000–$256,000
F5Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer lll
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WASan Jose, CA +1
$120,000–$180,000
$250,000–$315,000
$180,000–$250,000
$210,000–$300,000
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$150,000–$170,000
$220,000–$260,000
ReductoIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
Together AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Inference
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$209,000–$265,000
$180,000–$240,000
$180,000–$230,000 · total compensation
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$180,000–$230,000
ModalIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
Lila SciencesBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
San Francisco, CA · Cambridge, MASan Francisco, CA +1
$192,000–$256,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$62,800–$218,800
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$196,700–$329,210
433 of 750 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
750 of 750 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $245,000, from 356 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 750 postings, 440 state a minimum number of years, from 236 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 234 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (111), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 750 postings come from 356 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (29), Amazon (incl AWS) (26), NVIDIA (22), Google (21) and Accenture (19).
Are FDE jobs remote?
66 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 225 are hybrid and 237 are on-site. The remaining 222 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 275 of the 750 postings.
Counted over the 750 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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