ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
FDE jobs across the US
194 postings from 127 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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194 jobs
$150,000–$180,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
Pay not posted
$115,000–$130,000
$189,200–$372,900
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
$180,000–$200,000
$210,000–$250,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$105,000–$135,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$225,000
$189,200–$372,900
Hubs.isDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Director, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer - AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$170,000–$323,000
HuronDeployment strategy
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
$223,700–$372,900
$115,000–$180,000
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Manager, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer — AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$140,000–$266,000
$180,000–$190,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$215,000–$285,000
Qualified HealthImplementation & delivery
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
$230,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
WonderschoolInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI
Gallup, NM · San Francisco, CAGallup, NM +1On-site
Pay not posted
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$99,000–$133,000
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
$160,000–$180,000
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$73,150–$174,000
$180,000–$220,000
$123,000–$205,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
150 of 194 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $171,000 and $236,000, across 93 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 194 postings, 75 state a minimum number of years, from 56 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (25), 10 or more years (11) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 194 postings come from 127 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (19), NVIDIA (7), Accenture (4), Apple (4) and ServiceNow (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
45 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 55 are hybrid and 33 are on-site. The remaining 61 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 82 of the 194 postings.
Counted over the 194 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Los Angeles · 123 jobs · 50 companies · 123
- Austin · 117 jobs · 52 companies · 117
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 90 jobs · 33 companies · 90
- Denver–Boulder · 77 jobs · 22 companies · 77
- Houston · 49 jobs · 16 companies · 49
- San Diego · 44 jobs · 12 companies · 44
- Raleigh–Durham · 43 jobs · 17 companies · 43
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 28 jobs · 5 companies · 28
- Phoenix · 23 jobs · 5 companies · 23
- Portland · 22 jobs · 5 companies · 22
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448