Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic AI Forward-Deployed Engineer
Mclean, VA · Arlington, VAMclean, VA +1
$99,000–$225,000
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1,356 postings from 569 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$192,010–$274,300
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$162,000–$207,000
$189,000–$330,000
$192,010–$274,300
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Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$180,000–$230,000
$130,000–$160,000
$102,100–$202,200
Pay not posted
$134,500–$265,100
$165,000–$200,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Dallas, TX · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$112,600–$212,700
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$63,000–$153,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Data Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL
$105,600–$199,480
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - AWS Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
$140,000–$250,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$63,000–$153,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
$194,000–$266,000
$155,600–$306,800
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer V, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$262,000–$364,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,063 of 1,356 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $224,000, across 420 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,356 postings, 417 state a minimum number of years, from 253 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 330 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (87).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,356 postings come from 569 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (47), Amazon (incl AWS) (42), Deloitte US (39), Anduril (35) and Databricks (34).
Are FDE jobs remote?
228 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 338 are hybrid and 347 are on-site. The remaining 443 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 524 of the 1,356 postings.
Counted over the 1,356 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
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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
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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