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The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
$137,000–$270,000
MicrosoftImplementation & delivery
Senior Software Engineer - Windows Solutions FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$210,000–$220,000
$110,800–$177,300
$218,208–$272,760
Pay not posted
$90,000–$160,000
$110,800–$177,300
Live Nation EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USInternal deployment & tooling
AI Design Facilitator and Forward-Deployed Engineer II
Multiple US offices
$82,600–$162,800
$110,800–$177,300
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
Elevance HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - FDE
Mason, OH · Indianapolis, INMason, OH +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$207,000–$300,000
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Dallas, TX
$127,500–$249,350
NBCUniversalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
$155,600–$306,800
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
84.51 DegreesInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
$100,000–$115,000
Deloitte USImplementation & delivery
Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$140,000–$160,000
Ode with AnthropicDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
NotionDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$134,500–$265,100
$142,800–$304,200
$106,100–$178,770
$125,400–$215,975
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
$106,100–$178,770
$150,000–$250,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
LG ElectronicsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
$126,200–$212,754
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation pay?
798 of 964 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $226,000, across 308 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation require?
Of 964 postings, 460 state a minimum number of years, from 235 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 200 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (194), 10 or more years (38) or under 3 years (28).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation?
These 964 postings come from 397 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (67), Databricks (58), Amazon (incl AWS) (26), Accenture (21) and OpenAI (17).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation remote?
182 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 256 are hybrid and 161 are on-site. The remaining 365 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 430 of the 964 postings.
Counted over the 964 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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