$142,800–$274,800
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236 jobs
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
$97,860–$316,750
$220,000–$245,000
$119,800–$234,700
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$221,200–$387,100
$200,000–$250,000
$110,800–$177,300
$236,000–$289,000
$185,000–$300,000
$192,010–$274,300
$110,800–$177,300
$130,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$132,200–$211,500
SalesforceProduction engineering
Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration
Herndon, VARemote
$172,500–$260,100
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
$189,200–$372,900
$132,200–$211,500
Wolters KluwerProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - CUA
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$180,000–$240,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineering
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$147,700–$215,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Health
New York, NYOn-site
$142,800–$331,200
$230,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
$142,800–$304,200
$240,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
AccentureProduction engineering
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$190,200–$360,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation pay?
200 of 236 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $177,000 and $250,000, across 128 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation require?
Of 236 postings, 141 state a minimum number of years, from 96 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 69 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (40), 10 or more years (30) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation?
These 236 postings come from 150 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (8), CapTech Consulting (8), Deloitte US (8), Broadcom (7) and Google (7).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation remote?
50 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 73 are hybrid and 29 are on-site. The remaining 84 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 77 of the 236 postings.
Counted over the 236 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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