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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving production implementation
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964 jobs
$148,000–$255,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
Charlotte, NC
$182,000–$250,208
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Judi HealthProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Charlotte, NC · Denver, CO · +1 moreCharlotte, NC +2Hybrid
$116,400–$200,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector
Herndon, VARemote
$148,500–$365,200
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$210,000
$118,400–$222,000
$150,000–$300,000
WarpProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$200,000–$250,000
$140,000–$160,000
CohereProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (West Coast)
San Francisco, CARemote
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$179,400–$224,250
$140,000–$220,000
$135,000–$200,000
VercelProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$137,000–$207,000
$160,000–$270,000
VapiProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$280,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$250,000–$300,000
$190,000–$210,000
$160,000–$190,000
SmartsheetProduction engineering
Senior Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Remote Eligible)
USRemote
$235,000–$315,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$209,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$180,000–$264,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Los Angeles, CA
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$209,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Dallas, TX
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$180,000–$245,000
$150,000–$200,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Chicago, IL
$182,000–$250,208
$240,000–$290,000
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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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