$70,500–$203,400
FDE jobs across the US
579 postings from 270 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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579 jobs
$180,000–$200,000
$207,000–$300,000
$206,600–$229,000
$200,000–$400,000
$120,000–$150,000
$207,000–$300,000
IntercomProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
$200,000–$400,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector
Sunnyvale, CA
$207,000–$300,000
$120,000–$150,000
$200,000–$400,000
$150,000–$250,000
$207,000–$300,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic AI Forward-Deployed Engineer
Mclean, VA · Arlington, VAMclean, VA +1
$99,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
$192,010–$274,300
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY
$207,000–$300,000
$140,000–$190,000
$189,000–$330,000
$192,010–$274,300
$240,000–$280,000
$200,000–$400,000
$120,000–$200,000
$162,000–$207,000
$145,000–$180,000
$130,000–$160,000
$102,100–$202,200
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Dallas, TX · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$112,600–$212,700
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$63,000–$153,000
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
$190,000–$220,000
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
DatabricksProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) - U.S. Federal Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$63,000–$153,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
579 of 579 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, across 270 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 579 postings, 100 state a minimum number of years, from 72 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 55 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (45).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 579 postings come from 270 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (26), Amazon (incl AWS) (23), Anduril (23), Booz Allen (15) and Accenture (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
84 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 128 are hybrid and 178 are on-site. The remaining 189 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 230 of the 579 postings.
Counted over the 579 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Los Angeles · 123 jobs · 50 companies · 123
- Austin · 117 jobs · 52 companies · 117
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 90 jobs · 33 companies · 90
- Denver–Boulder · 77 jobs · 22 companies · 77
- Houston · 49 jobs · 16 companies · 49
- San Diego · 44 jobs · 12 companies · 44
- Raleigh–Durham · 43 jobs · 17 companies · 43
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 28 jobs · 5 companies · 28
- Phoenix · 23 jobs · 5 companies · 23
- Portland · 22 jobs · 5 companies · 22
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448