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1,326 jobs
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$189,000–$330,000
$200,000–$400,000
$120,000–$200,000
$126,000–$248,000
$134,500–$265,100
$162,000–$207,000
$145,000–$180,000
$165,000–$200,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$180,000–$230,000
$102,100–$202,200
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
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Data Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
$156,400–$342,000
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL
$105,600–$199,480
$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
$100,000–$130,000
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 Software Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
$140,000–$250,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$194,000–$266,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer V, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$262,000–$364,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior Lead, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$115,080–$262,320
Pay not posted
Applied IntuitionProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)
Sunnyvale, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - AWS Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$70,500–$203,400
$190,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay?
1,031 of 1,326 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, across 341 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require?
Of 1,326 postings, 482 state a minimum number of years, from 233 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 261 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (159), under 3 years (54) or 10 or more years (8).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers?
These 1,326 postings come from 473 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (64), Deloitte US (63), Amazon (incl AWS) (40), Palantir (40) and Booz Allen (32).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote?
227 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 331 are hybrid and 334 are on-site. The remaining 434 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 641 of the 1,326 postings.
Counted over the 1,326 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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