AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
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$120,000–$170,000
$185,000–$300,000
$155,600–$306,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$150,000–$180,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$185,000–$300,000
$155,600–$306,800
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Management
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Palantir Foundry (TS Cleared)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$100,200–$243,100
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$134,500–$265,100
$119,800–$261,000
$182,000–$250,208
$194,400–$228,800
$134,500–$265,100
$180,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
$194,400–$228,800
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer – Databricks - Forensic Discovery & Financial Crime
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$100,000–$160,000
$182,000–$250,208
$190,000–$240,000
$134,500–$265,100
$144,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
Analog DevicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Boston, MASan Jose, CA +1
$230,000–$316,250
$134,500–$265,100
$144,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
$112,400–$171,600
$134,500–$265,100
ServiceNowProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE
Santa Clara, CARemote
$201,300–$352,300
$182,000–$250,208
$200,000–$240,000
$134,500–$265,100
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,239 of 1,240 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $225,000, across 434 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,240 postings, 501 state a minimum number of years, from 240 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 270 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (169), under 3 years (51) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,240 postings come from 435 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (65), Deloitte US (59), Amazon (incl AWS) (43), OpenAI (36) and Anduril (34).
Are FDE jobs remote?
183 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 308 are hybrid and 273 are on-site. The remaining 476 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 554 of the 1,240 postings.
Counted over the 1,240 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
FDE jobs by work arrangement
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
FDE jobs by level
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