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231 jobs
$189,000–$330,000
$162,000–$207,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) - U.S. Federal Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
IntercomProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
$185,000–$300,000
H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$194,400–$228,800
$190,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston
Houston, TXHybrid
Pay not posted
$144,000–$200,000
H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Layer HealthProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
trmlabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
Pay not posted
AnthropicProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$165,000–$350,000
$185,000–$300,000
VoltaiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$130,000–$190,000
$182,000–$250,208
SiftProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
VoltaiProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$168,000–$252,000
Pay not posted
$156,060–$211,140
AsanaProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$140,000–$200,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial
Chicago, ILHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$141,000–$250,000
$248,000–$282,000
CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
$120,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work pay?
176 of 231 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $230,000, across 96 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work require?
Of 231 postings, 96 state a minimum number of years, from 67 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 63 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (21), under 3 years (11) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work?
These 231 postings come from 128 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (16), Palantir (13), Anthropic (6), HappyRobot (5) and Northslope Technologies (5).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 231 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 101 of the 231 postings.
Counted over the 231 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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