GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
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AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Dallas, TX · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$112,600–$212,700
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
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$130,000–$210,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$216,000–$270,000
$130,000–$210,000
AdobeProduction engineering
Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · +3 moreSan Jose, CA +4
$159,200–$301,600
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Seattle, WA
$182,000–$250,208
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
$182,000–$250,208
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$118,000–$176,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Senior Agent Engineer, Google Cloud, Applied AI
Sunnyvale, CA · Kirkland, WASunnyvale, CA +1
$174,000–$252,000
$142,800–$304,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Agentic Identity Security Consultant
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$54,400–$205,800
MetaProduction engineering
Business Engineer, Business Agents
Menlo Park, CA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreMenlo Park, CA +3
$149,000–$210,000
$191,000–$253,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 moreJersey City, NJ +9
$131,300–$204,300
AccentureProduction engineering
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreSan Francisco, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
MetaProduction engineering
Solutions Architect, Business Agents
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$130,000–$185,000
$191,000–$253,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Sr. Enterprise Architect, Agentforce Supply Chain
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1
$150,100–$247,900
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$54,400–$196,000
$166,000–$253,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$80,400–$266,300
$166,000–$253,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Transformation Enterprise Consultant
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$196,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Transformation Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$266,300
AccentureProduction engineering
Advanced AI Architect
Morristown, NJ · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreMorristown, NJ +40
$87,400–$293,800
$115,520–$198,360
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
$145,200–$217,800
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
55 of 55 postings state a pay range. The median is $182,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $214,000, across 18 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 55 postings, 17 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 55 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (14), Amazon (incl AWS) (9), Google (6), Anduril (5) and Meta (3).
Counted over the 55 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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- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
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- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
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- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
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- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448