$180,000–$220,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
142 postings · 37 companies · median $182,000, half $153,000–$208,000
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SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Dallas, TX · Mclean, VA · +8 moreDallas, TX +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreDallas, TX +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
citi (eightfold)Builds for teams inside the company
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$125,760–$188,640
CroweBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Technical Lead
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +35 moreDallas, TX +36Hybrid
$102,400–$204,100
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployment Engineer
Frisco, TX · Bellevue, WAFrisco, TX +1
$117,800–$212,500
Thomson ReutersBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Frisco, TX · Eagan, MNFrisco, TX +1Hybrid
$127,400–$236,600
citi (eightfold)Builds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer GEN AI, Assistant Vice President
Irving, TX
$107,120–$160,680
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr Forward Deployment Engineer
Frisco, TX · Bellevue, WAFrisco, TX +1
$142,300–$256,700
VizientBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Irving, TX · Edina, MN · +1 moreIrving, TX +2
$102,400–$179,000
$126,000–$210,000
PwC (US)Builds for teams inside the company
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment
Frisco, TX · Seattle, WAFrisco, TX +1Hybrid
$164,500–$296,700
VizientBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Irving, TX · Chicago, IL · +1 moreIrving, TX +2
$102,400–$179,000
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Engineer
Dallas, TX · Denver, CO · +3 moreDallas, TX +4On-site
$147,000–$202,000
EquinixBuilds for teams inside the company
GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle
Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 moreDallas, TX +4
$136,000–$245,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment
Frisco, TX · Seattle, WAFrisco, TX +1Hybrid
$142,300–$256,700
EquinixBuilds for teams inside the company
GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation
Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 moreDallas, TX +4
$131,000–$245,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployment Engineer
Frisco, TX · Bellevue, WAFrisco, TX +1
$117,800–$212,500
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr Forward Deployment Engineer
Frisco, TX · Bellevue, WAFrisco, TX +1
$142,300–$256,700
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr Engineer, Enterprise AI
Frisco, TX · Bellevue, WAFrisco, TX +1
$133,100–$240,100
83 of 142 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
142 of 142 postings state a pay range. The median is $182,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $208,000, from 37 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 142 postings, 79 state a minimum number of years, from 32 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 34 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (26), 10 or more years (13) or under 3 years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 142 postings come from 37 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (27), Amazon (incl AWS) (18), Capgemini (17), T-Mobile (7) and Thomson Reuters (7).
Are FDE jobs remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 48 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 77 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 74 of the 142 postings.
Counted over the 142 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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