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803 jobs
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$199,800–$222,000
$220,000–$315,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
SG$150,000–SG$225,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
Pay not posted
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
GoogleImplementation & delivery
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$183,000–$265,000
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$120,840–$145,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer Associate (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
Up to $135,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
$140,000–$220,000
$192,000–$240,000
$128,000–$173,000
$146,400–$219,600
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
Pay not posted
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$5,000–$7,000/mo
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers pay?
592 of 803 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $224,000, across 252 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers require?
Of 803 postings, 240 state a minimum number of years, from 146 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 129 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (58), under 3 years (50) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers?
These 803 postings come from 360 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (47), Amazon (incl AWS) (27), Anduril (21), Booz Allen (20) and LangChain (20).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers remote?
138 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 193 are hybrid and 253 are on-site. The remaining 219 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 348 of the 803 postings.
Counted over the 803 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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