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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site involving production implementation
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322 jobs
$150,000–$250,000
$237,150–$320,850
$120,000–$200,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Applied IntuitionProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)
Sunnyvale, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$150,000–$180,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Palantir Foundry (TS Cleared)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$100,200–$243,100
$100,000–$160,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$193,000
BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$130,000–$275,000
$200,000–$400,000
Cubic CorporationProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer – Forward Deployed (Fort Meade)
Fort Meade, MDOn-site
$159,000–$184,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
NeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Intern - 2026-2027
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$120,000–$300,000
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Intel
Washington, DCOn-site
$120,000
NeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - New Grad - 2026-2027
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
QuadrillionProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$175,000–$350,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$120,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
$100,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
Pay not posted
$179,500–$224,300
Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
$130,000–$165,000
Inception LabsProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed AI Engineer
San Mateo, CAOn-site
$175,000–$275,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Production engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Pleasanton, CAOn-site
$130,000–$180,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site involving production implementation pay?
216 of 322 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $240,000, across 115 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site involving production implementation require?
Of 322 postings, 85 state a minimum number of years, from 61 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 46 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (26) or 6 to 9 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site involving production implementation?
These 322 postings come from 165 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (39), Sierra (13), Decagon (10), SpaceX (10) and LangChain (9).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site involving production implementation remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 322 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 111 of the 322 postings.
Counted over the 322 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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