$200,000–$300,000
View job →FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept
379 jobs
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
View job →NeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - New Grad - 2026-2027
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay range unavailable
View job →Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
View job →$140,000–$200,000
View job →SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
View job →QuadrillionProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$175,000–$350,000
View job →AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
View job →$120,223–$180,334
View job →Pay range unavailable
View job →$140,000–$240,000
View job →$100,000–$190,000
View job →CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
View job →$179,500–$224,300
View job →C3.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Redwood City, CA · Tysons, VARedwood City, CA +1
$120,000–$158,000
View job →$130,000–$165,000
View job →Inception LabsProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed AI Engineer
San Mateo, CAOn-site
$175,000–$275,000
View job →AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
View job →$112,700–$183,900
View job →PMGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineering Principal
Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreDallas, TX +2
Pay range unavailable
View job →OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
View job →AccentureProduction engineering
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
View job →Pay range unavailable
View job →$220,000–$239,000
View job →$179,500–$224,300
View job →$150,000–$180,000
View job →$130,000–$170,000
View job →$220,000–$239,000
View job →AdobeProduction engineering
Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · +3 moreSan Jose, CA +4
$159,200–$301,600
View job →$150,000–$250,000
View job →$230,000–$300,000
View job →$200,000–$325,000
View job →SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
View job →CA$175,000–CA$385,000
View job →$190,400–$285,600
View job →$135,000–$200,000
View job →Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
View job →Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
View job →Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$180,000–$264,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept pay?
Of 379 postings, 293 list a pay range. The median posted range is $152,000–$233,000 across 153 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept require?
Of 379 postings, 144 state a minimum number of years, from 94 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 77 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (41), under 3 years (22) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept?
These 379 postings come from 206 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (15), Accenture (13), OpenAI (13), Sierra (12) and LangChain (11).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept remote?
Of 379 postings, 269 state a work arrangement, from 160 companies. Of those, 70 are remote, 92 are hybrid and 107 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 146 of the 379 postings.
Counted over the 379 postings in this search, as read on September 17, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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