$248,000–$282,000
Senior FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations
1,254 jobs
$140,000–$200,000
$170,000–$220,000
$200,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$141,000–$250,000
QuadrillionProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$175,000–$350,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
Pay not posted
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$53,300–$215,750
Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD141/FedD147)
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteColorado Springs, CO +3 · US remoteRemote
$123,250–$166,750
$182,000–$250,208
$120,223–$180,334
$159,200–$301,600
Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
Senior FDE Data Engineer (FedD140/FedD148)
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteColorado Springs, CO +3 · US remoteRemote
$148,750–$201,250
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$140,000–$240,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
Philadelphia, PA
$182,000–$250,208
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
$155,000–$210,000 · OTE
OpenAI Deployment CompanyProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
$175,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$120,000
CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
$120,000–$158,000
$179,500–$224,300
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
C3.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Redwood City, CA · Tysons, VARedwood City, CA +1
$120,000–$158,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations pay?
Of 1,254 postings, 969 list a pay range. The median posted range is $151,000–$226,000 across 399 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations require?
Of 1,254 postings, 465 state a minimum number of years, from 267 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 259 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (137), under 3 years (58) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations?
These 1,254 postings come from 533 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (41), Anduril (31), Deloitte US (31), OpenAI (28) and Accenture (26).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations remote?
Of 1,254 postings, 894 state a work arrangement, from 446 companies. Of those, 224 are remote, 324 are hybrid and 346 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 511 of the 1,254 postings.
Counted over the 1,254 postings in this search, as read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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