AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
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Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$150,000–$180,000
$185,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
$170,000–$280,000
FigmaProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$194,400–$228,800
$180,000–$300,000
$100,000–$160,000
$182,000–$250,208
DeepgramProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$193,000
$190,000–$240,000
Analog DevicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Boston, MASan Jose, CA +1
$230,000–$316,250
ServiceNowProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE
Santa Clara, CARemote
$201,300–$352,300
$200,000–$400,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
TenstorrentProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Austin, TX · Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX +1Remote
$100,000–$500,000 · base + variable
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
$185,000–$300,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$200,000–$400,000
SiftProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$200,000–$260,000
$168,000–$252,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
Mountain View, CA
$182,000–$250,208
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
AsanaProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$220,000–$240,000
$240,000–$300,000
$170,000–$220,000
$248,000–$282,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$112,900–$366,300
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$159,200–$301,600
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
559 of 563 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $186,000 and $250,000, across 228 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 563 postings, 234 state a minimum number of years, from 129 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 116 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (70), under 3 years (27) or 10 or more years (21).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 563 postings come from 230 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (26), Accenture (24), NVIDIA (24), Sierra (19) and Google (17).
Are FDE jobs remote?
59 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 181 are hybrid and 162 are on-site. The remaining 161 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 199 of the 563 postings.
Counted over the 563 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
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