The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
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30 jobs
$218,208–$272,760
Deloitte USInternal deployment & tooling
AI Design Facilitator and Forward-Deployed Engineer II
Multiple US offices
$82,600–$162,800
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
$210,000–$220,000
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Director, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer - AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$170,000–$323,000
$145,200–$217,800
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Manager, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer — AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$140,000–$266,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Lab (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$117,000–$150,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
$149,200–$249,000
$167,000–$248,000
PwC (US)Internal deployment & tooling
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
$77,600–$176,000
$184,700–$277,600
Thomson ReutersInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$118,400–$219,800
$100,000–$170,000
$164,500–$296,700
$138,000–$210,000
$100,000–$160,000
$130,000–$196,000
$200,000–$247,000
$205,000–$240,000
$110,000–$166,000
$183,400–$229,200
$182,300–$220,000
$127,400–$182,000
Arch Capital GroupInternal deployment & tooling
AVP, AI (Data Science/Engineer) Remote - EST
Raleigh, NC · New York, NY · +2 moreRaleigh, NC +3Remote
$185,000–$235,000
$150,000–$220,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
30 of 30 postings state a pay range. The median is $184,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $214,000, across 26 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 30 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 15 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 30 postings come from 26 companies. The employers with the most postings are The Carlyle Group (3), Apple (2), Mastercard (2), Arch Capital Group (1) and Booz Allen (1).
Are FDE jobs remote?
1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 11 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 7 of the 30 postings.
Counted over the 30 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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- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
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- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
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- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
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- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
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- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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