SiftImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
FDE jobs across the US
505 postings from 244 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$180,000–$230,000
ModalImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
$175,000–$205,000
$140,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$135,000–$175,000
ServalDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$200,000–$290,000
$200,000–$250,000
$184,000–$287,500
$110,000–$145,000
SierraDeployment strategy
Strategist, Agent Development - Tech, Media & Telecom
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$290,000
$108,500–$146,500
NVIDIAImplementation & delivery
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
AccentureImplementation & delivery
Reinvention Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$80,400–$316,300
Retell AIImplementation & delivery
Deployments Consultant
New York, NY · Redwood City, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$170,000–$260,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant - Application Modernization, AWS Professional Services
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$131,300–$204,300
NVIDIAImplementation & delivery
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$356,500
LambdaImplementation & delivery
Technical Success Engineer
San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$214,000–$285,000
$160,000–$190,000
$105,000–$170,000
$152,000–$287,500
Pay not posted
$140,000–$165,000
$200,000–$290,000
$100,000–$140,000
$208,000–$260,000
$140,000–$220,000
TitanImplementation & delivery
Agent Product Manger
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$185,000–$250,000
$140,000–$240,000
C3.aiImplementation & delivery
Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer – Federal
Tysons, VA · Redwood City, CATysons, VA +1
$159,000–$230,000
OrbImplementation & delivery
Technical Account Manager, Enterprise- San Francisco HQ
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$235,000
$175,000–$350,000
$213,512–$223,512
Parallel Web SystemsImplementation & delivery
Deployed Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CA +1On-site
$150,000–$300,000
$140,000–$220,000
PostmanImplementation & delivery
Customer Success Engineer/Devops
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$150,000–$200,000
$141,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
405 of 505 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $248,000, across 190 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 505 postings, 196 state a minimum number of years, from 124 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 110 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (49), under 3 years (27) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 505 postings come from 244 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (19), NVIDIA (17), Sierra (17), Accenture (16) and Google (13).
Are FDE jobs remote?
52 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 156 are hybrid and 165 are on-site. The remaining 132 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 166 of the 505 postings.
Counted over the 505 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 · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 604 jobs · 265 companies · 604
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 155 jobs · 54 companies · 155
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Austin · 120 jobs · 52 companies · 120
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 94 jobs · 34 companies · 94
- Denver–Boulder · 80 jobs · 22 companies · 80
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 47 jobs · 12 companies · 47
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 401 jobs · 255 companies · 401
- Implementation & delivery · 366 jobs · 211 companies · 366
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
- Technical lead · 983 jobs · 404 companies · 983
- People manager · 107 jobs · 79 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- 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 · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 162 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 100 jobs · 63 companies · 100
- No coding · 65 jobs · 45 companies · 65
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
- Ongoing operations · 1651 jobs · 627 companies · 1651
- Proof of concept · 800 jobs · 343 companies · 800
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 614 jobs · 267 companies · 614
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1671 jobs · 527 companies · 1671
- Internal teams · 338 jobs · 225 companies · 338
- Both · 162 jobs · 109 companies · 162
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 454 jobs · 140 companies · 454