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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept with significant travel
87 postings · 50 companies · 60 state pay: median $179,000, half $157,000–$213,000
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Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
$95,000–$140,000
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$145,000–$250,000
$160,000–$180,000
$110,000–$180,000
$170,000–$225,000
$122,209.58–$211,317.81
$190,000–$210,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Remote
$170,000–$200,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer - Reinvention Center
Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +3 moreColumbus, OH +4Hybrid
Pay not posted
$175,000–$250,000
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$72,600–$132,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$54,400–$235,100
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$189,000–$330,000
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Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Fidelity National Information Services
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
Pay not posted
$175,000–$235,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$136,000–$216,000
$140,000–$200,000
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
$220,000–$239,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$170,000–$225,000
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$153,000–$325,000
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
61 of 87 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept with significant travel pay?
60 of 87 postings state a pay range. The median is $179,000, and half of them sit between $157,000 and $213,000, from 36 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept with significant travel require?
Of 87 postings, 47 state a minimum number of years, from 30 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15) or under 3 years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept with significant travel?
These 87 postings come from 50 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (8), NewRocket (5), SpaceX (5), OpenAI (4) and Deloitte US (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept with significant travel remote?
31 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 26 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 14 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 87 of the 87 postings.
Counted over the 87 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings