$225,000–$275,000
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926 postings from 390 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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Alternative PaymentsInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$177,500–$256,880
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
$146,400–$219,600
$150,000–$250,000
$125,400–$215,975
Thomson ReutersDeployment team leadership
Manager, Software Development Engineering, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
LG ElectronicsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
$150,000–$195,000
Scale AIDeployment team leadership
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$285,200–$356,500
$180,000–$210,000
CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
$217,000–$248,000
$156,190–$211,316
Form EnergyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
Mesh PaymentsDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$282,000–$355,000
OracleImplementation & delivery
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
Shield AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
$270,800–$310,000
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$160,000–$200,000
IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$300,000–$500,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
$160,000–$200,000
Cadre AIDeployment team leadership
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
$100,000–$300,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$200,000–$345,000
StripeInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
$300,000–$450,000
Sony Pictures EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$140,400–$193,050
$180,000–$190,000
Charlie HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
926 of 926 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $245,000, across 390 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 926 postings, 384 state a minimum number of years, from 222 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 181 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (137), under 3 years (35) or 10 or more years (31).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 926 postings come from 390 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (28), Amazon (incl AWS) (24), Booz Allen (24), NVIDIA (24) and Google (23).
Are FDE jobs remote?
141 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 255 are hybrid and 240 are on-site. The remaining 290 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 168 of the 926 postings.
Counted over the 926 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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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 290 companies · 693
- New York metro · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 74 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 52 companies · 153
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 119 jobs · 52 companies · 119
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 79 jobs · 21 companies · 79
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- 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 · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 365 jobs · 211 companies · 365
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 494 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 982 jobs · 401 companies · 982
- People manager · 109 jobs · 82 companies · 109
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 597 jobs · 124 companies · 597
- Later private · 548 jobs · 161 companies · 548
- Growth (Series B–C) · 350 jobs · 146 companies · 350
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 109 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1698 jobs · 631 companies · 1698
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 161 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 63 jobs · 43 companies · 63
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2126 jobs · 713 companies · 2126
- Ongoing operations · 1648 jobs · 625 companies · 1648
- Proof of concept · 801 jobs · 343 companies · 801
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 612 jobs · 267 companies · 612
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1673 jobs · 525 companies · 1673
- Internal teams · 336 jobs · 225 companies · 336
- Both · 160 jobs · 107 companies · 160
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 458 jobs · 141 companies · 458