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Exa (formerly Metaphor)Plans what the customer deploys first
Product Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$275,000
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Leads the deployment team
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
$100,000–$130,000
HackerRankProves it works before the sale
Forward Deployed Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$185,000
$140,000–$185,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
CitigroupLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Lead (SVP - Applied AI & Engineering)
Irving, TX
$156,160–$234,240
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$219,765–$302,220
EYIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior Manager - Financial Services - Consulting
Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 moreCharlotte, NC +3Hybrid
$144,000–$374,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
$210,000–$260,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4
$219,765–$302,220
$110,000–$153,000
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
$115,520–$198,360
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
$100,000–$170,000
$150,000–$250,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
$180,000–$240,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$140,000–$195,000
$180,000–$240,000
$140,000–$160,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
$325,000–$400,000
$220,000–$315,000
$190,000–$220,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$300,000–$350,000
$100,000–$170,000
1,341 of these 2,436 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
2,436 of 2,436 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 926 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 2,436 postings, 1,467 state a minimum number of years, from 662 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 746 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (445), under 3 years (162) or 10 or more years (114).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 2,436 postings come from 926 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (81), Deloitte US (74), Databricks (73), Palantir (65) and OpenAI (53).
Are FDE jobs remote?
424 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 637 are hybrid and 552 are on-site. The remaining 823 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,065 of the 2,436 postings.
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