GoogleProduction engineering
GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenMedia, Google Cloud
San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreSan Diego, CA +5
$207,000–$300,000
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AccentureProduction engineering
Senior Healthcare Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
$80,400–$316,300
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Senior Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$155,600–$306,800
$170,000–$280,000
$142,800–$304,200
$119,800–$261,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior
Wahiawa, HI
$99,000–$225,000
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent- AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
$130,200–$265,300
$166,000–$253,000
$99,000–$225,000
GoogleImplementation & delivery
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$152,000–$221,000
AccentureDeployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead
San Francisco, CA · Walnut Creek, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$163,000–$434,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
PIMCODeployment strategy
SVP, Forward Deployed Strategist – Transformation & Strategic Change
Newport Beach, CA · New York, NYNewport Beach, CA +1
$250,000–$305,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$220,100–$342,300
$119,800–$261,000
Scale AIDeployment team leadership
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$285,200–$356,500
$173,600–$217,000
Wells FargoInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Lead Artificial Intelligence Solutions Consultant
Charlotte, NC
$185,000–$300,000
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent- AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
24 of 24 postings state a pay range. The median is $204,000, and half of them sit between $188,000 and $245,000, across 16 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 24 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 5 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5), 10 or more years (5) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 24 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (3), Microsoft (3), Booz Allen (2), Capgemini (2) and Google (2).
Counted over the 24 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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