Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Production engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Pleasanton, CAOn-site
$130,000–$180,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers
800 jobs
$112,700–$183,900
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
The Job SauceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Planhat
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$160,000–$220,000
$100,000–$150,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Handshake AI Enterprise
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$157,000–$175,000
PMGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineering Principal
Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreDallas, TX +2
Pay not posted
$150,000–$350,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
New York, NYOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
$120,000–$200,000
$140,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG
Washington, DCOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
Pay not posted
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG
New York, NYOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
Pay not posted
$150,000–$180,000
AmplitudeProduction engineering
Engineering: Senior Customer Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
$130,000–$170,000
AdobeProduction engineering
Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · +3 moreSan Jose, CA +4
$159,200–$301,600
$150,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$210,000
BCGProduction engineering
(Senior) Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +9 moreBoston, MA +10On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$135,000–$200,000
$230,000–$300,000
$200,000–$325,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$135,000–$200,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Oahu (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$205,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$190,400–$285,600
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers pay?
Of 800 postings, 590 list a pay range. The median posted range is $150,000–$225,000 across 252 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers require?
Of 800 postings, 241 state a minimum number of years, from 145 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 130 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 800 postings come from 359 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (47), Amazon (incl AWS) (22), Anduril (21), Booz Allen (20) and LangChain (20).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers remote?
Of 800 postings, 582 state a work arrangement, from 301 companies. Of those, 137 are remote, 192 are hybrid and 253 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 346 of the 800 postings.
Counted over the 800 postings in this search, as read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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