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GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY
$207,000–$300,000
$120,000–$200,000
$145,000–$180,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Science
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
FigmaProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$193,000
$190,000–$240,000
$155,600–$306,800
Pay not posted
$200,000–$240,000
$160,000–$220,000
BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
$130,000–$275,000
$185,000–$300,000
$100,000–$140,000
$200,000–$400,000
$180,000–$230,000
$143,500–$225,500
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
$179,500–$224,300
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$120,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales serving external customers pay?
179 of 234 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $161,000 and $225,000, across 99 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales serving external customers require?
Of 234 postings, 72 state a minimum number of years, from 48 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 49 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (13) or under 3 years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales serving external customers?
These 234 postings come from 137 companies. The employers with the most postings are LangChain (13), Palantir (11), Istari Digital (9), Amazon (incl AWS) (7) and Deloitte US (6).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales serving external customers remote?
57 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 62 are hybrid and 69 are on-site. The remaining 46 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 108 of the 234 postings.
Counted over the 234 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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