CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
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686 postings from 321 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$5,000–$7,000/mo
Shield AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
$270,800–$310,000
Pay not posted
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$180,000–$200,000
$210,000–$250,000
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$135,000–$160,000
$160,000–$200,000
$170,000–$225,000
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$180,000
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$175,000
$115,000–$180,000
Sony Pictures EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Iterative HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI
New York, NY · Boston, MANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
ElevenLabsCustomer adoption & accounts
Forward Deployed Creative
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
Charlie HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
$150,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$240,000–$300,000
GoviniDeployment team leadership
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$115,000–$155,000
Pay not posted
HightouchTechnical pre-sales
Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
$133,100–$176,400
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$230,000–$300,000
$125,000–$270,000
BasetenDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Together AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$230,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
543 of 686 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $236,000, across 247 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 686 postings, 317 state a minimum number of years, from 176 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 159 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (106), under 3 years (32) or 10 or more years (20).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 686 postings come from 321 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (28), Sierra (19), Google (16), SpaceX (15) and Deloitte US (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
135 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 191 are hybrid and 155 are on-site. The remaining 205 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 255 of the 686 postings.
Counted over the 686 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
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- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 406 companies · 992
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461