GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
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GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
$145,000–$180,000
$200,000–$400,000
$102,100–$202,200
$155,600–$306,800
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$63,000–$153,000
$200,000–$400,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$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
$200,000–$400,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$70,500–$203,400
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer – Databricks - Forensic Discovery & Financial Crime
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
$200,000–$400,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
$134,500–$265,100
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Science
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
$134,500–$265,100
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$142,800–$304,200
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
ServiceNowProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE
Santa Clara, CARemote
$201,300–$352,300
AnthropicProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$189,200–$372,900
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
$189,000–$330,000
$130,000–$240,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
149 of 184 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $222,000, across 55 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 184 postings, 40 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 20 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (20).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 184 postings come from 75 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (20), Palantir (20), Accenture (17), Anduril (16) and Venn (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
38 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 42 are hybrid and 32 are on-site. The remaining 72 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 184 of the 184 postings.
Counted over the 184 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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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
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- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448