KeystoneBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer (Office of the CEO)
New York, NY
$250,000–$275,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,758 postings · 552 companies · 1,737 state pay: median $198,000, half $162,000–$230,000
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$180,000–$250,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
Expedia GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$210,000–$300,000
$110,800–$177,300
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Washington, DCHybrid
$210,000–$220,000
$90,000–$160,000
Live Nation EntertainmentBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
$110,800–$177,300
$200,000–$300,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$183,000–$265,000
Deloitte USIntegrates and configures it
Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
NBCUniversalBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
$207,000–$300,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
SharkNinjaBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Growth Strategist (Commercial AI Solutions)
Needham, MA
$135,000–$165,000
84.51 DegreesBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
$140,000–$160,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
$180,000–$320,000
The Walt Disney CompanyBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
$138,000–$230,000
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
UnityBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4
$179,500–$341,900
DatadogIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Feature Flags
New York, NYHybrid
$192,000–$240,000
Alternative PaymentsBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$125,400–$215,975
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
LG ElectronicsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
The Walt Disney CompanyBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
Ameriprise FinancialBuilds for teams inside the company
Distribution & Analytics GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA
$145,000–$175,000
Form EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
$150,000–$170,000
Dell TechnologiesIntegrates and configures it
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$160,000–$200,000
IntercomIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$135,000–$160,000
869 of 1,758 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,737 of 1,758 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 547 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,758 postings, 765 state a minimum number of years, from 329 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 357 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (269), under 3 years (81) or 10 or more years (58).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,758 postings come from 552 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (72), Databricks (70), Amazon (incl AWS) (63), Palantir (63) and Accenture (44).
Are FDE jobs remote?
285 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 454 are hybrid and 364 are on-site. The remaining 655 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 749 of the 1,758 postings.
Counted over the 1,758 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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