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Wolters KluwerProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$100,000–$160,000
$144,000–$200,000
$91,000–$110,000
Layer HealthProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Legal — CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$94,900–$203,000
$144,000–$200,000
$167,000–$196,000
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
$152,900–$210,155
$148,000–$255,000
$179,500–$224,300
CohereProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (West Coast)
San Francisco, CARemote
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
VapiProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$280,000
$102,100–$202,200
EYProduction engineering
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
BainProduction engineering
Lead, Engineering Excellence
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,875–$203,925
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
$142,800–$203,200
EYProduction engineering
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$142,800–$304,200
Chatham FinancialProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer
New York, NY · Kennett Square, PANew York, NY +1
$100,000–$140,000
NVIDIAProduction engineering
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$150,000–$225,000
Agility RoboticsProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA · Salem, ORPittsburgh, PA +1Hybrid
$149,000–$194,000
$150,000–$400,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Tacoma, WAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$170,000 · total compensation
$185,000–$230,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
Research Engineers, Agents
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
One BriefProduction engineering
Customer Success Engineer [Ft. Leavenworth] - Relocation Provided
Leavenworth, KSOn-site
$135,000–$170,000
$200–$350,000
$152,000–$241,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
84 of 100 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $224,000, across 58 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 100 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 29 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 19 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10) or under 3 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 100 postings come from 69 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (13), NVIDIA (5), Altruist (3), OpenAI (3) and Striveworks (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
18 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 33 are hybrid and 30 are on-site. The remaining 19 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 38 of the 100 postings.
Counted over the 100 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