Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept
610 postings · 383 companies · 432 state pay: median $180,000, half $150,000–$215,000
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AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
$200,000–$300,000
$100,000–$150,000
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AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
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349 of 610 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept pay?
432 of 610 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $215,000, from 257 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept require?
Of 610 postings, 329 state a minimum number of years, from 242 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 194 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (62), 6 to 9 years (59) or 10 or more years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept?
These 610 postings come from 383 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (19), Accenture (13), Palantir (11), Google (10) and OpenAI (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept remote?
131 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 135 are hybrid and 151 are on-site. The remaining 193 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 220 of the 610 postings.
Counted over the 610 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings