$146,000–$204,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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177 postings · 65 companies · median $175,000, half $145,000–$198,000
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$145,000–$175,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
$54,400–$196,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$158,000–$210,000
$132,000–$184,000
$150,000–$225,000
$80,400–$266,300
$110,000–$150,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +3 moreChicago, IL +4
$158,000–$210,000
Sr. Enterprise Architect - Agentforce for Operations
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$148,500–$285,800
$175,000–$250,000
Lead Software Engineer - Senior GECX AI Engineer-
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreChicago, IL +5Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
$127,500–$204,000
$120,000–$136,000
$120,000–$170,000
$109,180–$197,175
$200,000–$290,000
$95,000–$160,000
$46,700–$162,000
$101,140–$182,624
$110,000–$200,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +12 moreChicago, IL +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,500–$203,500
$89,400–$166,398
$54,400–$205,800
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +12 moreChicago, IL +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,875–$203,925
$127,500–$249,350
$105,910–$160,200
$54,400–$196,000
$225,000–$304,200
$112,000–$160,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreChicago, IL +17
$190,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Albany, NY · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$266,300
$90,000–$200,000
$140,000–$180,000
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreChicago, IL +17
$150,000
$87,400–$293,800
Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)
Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +7 moreChicago, IL +8
$152,200–$205,900
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer III, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreChicago, IL +7
$183,000–$265,000
119 of 177 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
177 of 177 postings state a pay range. The median is $175,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $198,000, from 65 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 177 postings, 106 state a minimum number of years, from 48 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 50 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (34), under 3 years (12) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 177 postings come from 65 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (20), Capgemini (16), PwC (US) (12), Salesforce (10) and Google (8).
Are FDE jobs remote?
17 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 66 are hybrid and 18 are on-site. The remaining 76 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 95 of the 177 postings.
Counted over the 177 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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